We speak with UAW president Shawn Fain at the DNC about why the UAW has endorsed Harris-Walz, what is at stake in this election for working people and the labor movement, and which side of the class war Donald Trump is on.
Harris must call for a ceasefire and arms embargo on Israel this week. It’s a no-brainer. Refusing to would mean risking defeat
The law in question has been on the books for more than a decade. It prohibits the United States from assisting any unit of a foreign security force that commits “gross violations” of human rights. But it has never been applied to Israel.
The National Labor Relations Board has taken a more forceful pro-labor stance as strikes and organizing efforts ramped up. Potential new leadership and a series of court decisions threaten those efforts.
The reforms President Biden has proposed are just the beginning of a long battle to restore the independence of the Supreme Court that was lost when conservatives seized this branch of our government for their own ends.
'Our enemies are your enemies,' the prime minister insisted, setting up confrontation with Iran. He didn’t present as someone on the verge of signing a ceasefire deal to end the war and free the Israeli and American hostages.
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Questions linger about unions' united front in the wake of Teamsters President Sean O'Brien's appearance at the Republican National Convention last week.
Unions are filing more petitions to hold elections with the NLRB and winning them at higher rates, under a Biden NLRB committed to enforcing labor law. However, recent Supreme Court decisions will hurt worker organizing, as would a Trump NLRB.
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