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The MAAN Workers Association, based in Israel, fights for worker rights and has joined the protest movement for democracy. "Without democracy there are no workers' rights".

The US hospice system is supposed to provide compassionate end-of-life care. But private equity firms have swallowed up the industry: 7 out of 10 hospice agencies are now for-profit, putting profit maximization over patient well-being.

Minnesota just banned captive audience meetings, presumably understanding that it is unreasonable to force working people to attend mandatory meetings at which their boss delivers to them the equivalent of an Ayn Rand book reading.

Just because not all jobs can be done at home does not mean that no jobs should be done at home. Working from home won’t end exploitation, but it’s nonetheless an important front on which labor can strive to secure improved working arrangements.

This summer’s labor fights are an important opportunity for an increasingly militant labor movement to win critical battles. But it could be more than that. It might also be an opportunity for allies to begin to build a solidarity machine.

For decades, union-busting bosses and Republican politicians have had a powerful ally in their war on organized labor: the United States Supreme Court.

Inflation has been slowing but mainstream news reports that it is still high, and the Fed continues to talk about "high wages," and is raising interest rates to slow the economy and stop wage growth.

The United Auto Workers is refusing to endorse Joe Biden until he commits to backing an electric vehicle transition that creates good union jobs. The union’s new reform leadership is absolutely right to hold Biden’s feet to the fire.

It’s no coincidence that advocates for loosening child labor restrictions also push for expanding charter schools and voucher programs.

The labor bill includes a wish list years in the making that will affect virtually every worker in the state and could be the most significant bill in state history.