TWO STATES,TWO VISIONS for the FUTURE of LABOR
Vox
“RIGHT-TO-WORK” IS ON the BALLOT.
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North Carolina’s Anti-labor Record is a Shameful Betrayal of our State’s People
The Mountaineer
That North Carolina has failed its labor force so comprehensively ever since the 1930s is a stain on our state’s moral character. As Robert Reich has observed, what is the point in having an economy unless most people benefit from it?
Scott Walker’s Wisconsin Paved the Way for Donald Trump’s America
The New York Times
Wisconsin's elimination of collective bargaining rights sparked a nationwide attack on labor that fueled the rise of right-wing populism and helped elect Donald Trump.
The Union Battle at Amazon Is Far from Over
The New Yorker
Drives to organize steelworkers and autoworkers took decades but ultimately succeeded.
Right to Work Defeated in Montana and Colorado
ucommblog
In Montana, union members from around the state came to the Capitol to pressure lawmakers into voting against the bill. However, a Right to Work bill continues forward in New Hampshire
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Progressives Are Ready To Strengthen Labor Unions In Virginia. Moderate Democrats, Not So Much
DCist
Del. Lee Carter says “right to work” is rooted in racial segregation and has lost support among everyday Virginians. But statehouse Democrats are reluctant to back a repeal because they’ve been bombarded by anti-union messaging from business groups.
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Amazon Launches Anti-Union Website to Derail Alabama Union Drive
Vice
The company has also sent anti-union text messages to workers and posted anti-union banners in its facilities in the lead-up to a union election at its Bessemer, Alabama facility.
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A Vegan Meat Company Purged Its Pro-Union Employees. Workers Say an Anti-Union Drive Prompted The Firings.
The Appeal
No Evil Foods created products like El Zapatista and Comrade Cluck, but workers say its conduct doesn’t live up to its leftist branding.
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House Passes Bill to Rewrite Labor Laws and Strengthen Unions
Washington Post
One of the most significant bills to strengthen workers’ abilities to organize in the past 80 years passed the House on Thursday, the latest sign of momentum for the labor movement.
This Week's Elections - Huge Wins in Missouri and Michigan - Right to Work Defeated, Palestinian Woman Elected to Congress
Organized labor hopes the huge Missouri win will help stop the spread of the anti-union laws. “I want people across the country to know that you don’t need to sell out,” Rashida Tlaib said. “You don’t have to change who you are to run for office...”
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