Trumka's death deprives the labor movement of a central figure at a time when a resurgence of union activity has brought hope of undoing the defeats of the past decade and the decline of union membership, particularly in the private sector.
As the US Treasure finalizes the rules on the use of American Rescue Plan money, they should prioritize workers most impacted by the public health and economic crisis and spend funds in ways to maximize equality.
The owners of capitalist society would like us to see politics as its own sphere of activity completely separate from the economy.
Skilled construction jobs can transform lives
Many unions sent buses full of supporters from all across the South. There were CWA and UAW members. There were teamsters, teachers, government workers and longshoremen all in union t-shirts. This is what solidarity looks like.
The National Domestic Workers Bill of Rights, reintroduced on July 29, would establish a new set of standards for the people who work in our homes and take a vital step towards racial and gender equity.
The five-month strike is about worker power in America. It’s also about fighting for a just transition for carbon-intensive industries.
University of California student researchers have announced they have union authorization cards from a super-majority of 17,000 researchers throughout the UC system — one of the largest union drives in recent US history. We spoke to three.
A new constitution could therefore open the doors for a radical transformation of Chilean society.
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