Care for children, the elderly and disabled is among the lowest-paying industries. Poo thinks federal investment could become reality.
"We're worth more than what they're offering," said the Washington Post News Guild.
The transition away from a carbon-based economy depends upon the ability of workers & their unions to take collective action & challenge the economic system according to new report from the Centre for Climate Crime and Climate Justice.
Protest goes international
The agreements with actors and writers represent a capitulation by Hollywood’s biggest companies, which started the bargaining process with an expectation that the unions, especially SAG-AFTRA, would be relatively compliant.
Labor unions are having a comeback moment in the United States, and they are poised to become more influential as emerging technologies such as AI grip the U.S. job market and impact workers.
Increased militancy after pandemic sacrifices and tighter labor market contributed to impressive contract deals in the last year.
In the early 1900s, Ford Motor Company commanded strong loyalty from Detroit’s black workers. But the United Auto Workers broke Ford’s stranglehold through patient organizing, cementing an alliance that would bear fruit for decades.
The horror sinks in around the world
Glacier v. Teamsters was not a crisis averted but another step in the right’s plan to stifle labor power.
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