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5 Reasons for Workers to Celebrate This Labor Day

Rebecca Burns In These Times
The U.S. labor movement is under siege by powerful anti-union forces, including the Trump administration. But with approval of unions at a 15-year high, and a wave of labor militancy on the rise, working people have plenty to celebrate.

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Organizing Railroad Track Workers in Yuma last week….

Carey Dall The Stansbury Forum
Like most union workers, railroaders have been slammed with escalating health insurance costs – a reality lost on many Democratic Party candidates, we learned from the debates, who mistakenly think union members are in love with their employer-based

Trumpistas Seek to Deflate Labor’s Friend

Daniel Boguslaw is an editorial intern at The American Prospect. The American Prospect
The NLRB persists in its fight to outlaw Scabby the Rat, the balloon rodent who helps out workers when they picket their bosses.

Defend the Post Office, Defend Black Workers

Paul Prescod Convergence
The United States Postal Service is a crucial institution for black workers in America. That's why Bernie Sanders's strong support for defending and expanding the USPS is a key racial justice issue.
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