“Rigged economies are funneling wealth to a rich elite who are riding out the pandemic in luxury.”
Labor
Instacart Firing Employees Who Voted For First And Only Union
“These layoffs are totally discouraging for any gig workers who are trying to do something to make these jobs better.”
$35 Million Disney Pandemic Profits For Execs As Employees Are Laid Off
CEO Bob Chapek was paid $14 million while Executive Chairman Bob Iger earned $21 million in 2020.
Chicago Teachers Discuss A Strike Amid Pandemic Surge
“Many of our members are not feeling safe at all, they’re feeling more anxious and scared than ever.”
Ronald Reagan’s “Trickle Down” Economics Theory Dies Of Covid-19
“Voodoo economics is too deeply embedded in the modern G.O.P. — and too useful to billionaire donors seeking tax cuts”.
Union Workers Who Voted For Trump Have To Be Organized—Not Ignored
If the Left is to win progressive policies, it needs a militant labor movement.
Farmworker Groups Sue To Block Trump Wage Freeze: “Utterly Arbitrary And Unlawful”
The Trump move would cost workers an estimated $170 million per year in wages over the next decade.
Windfall Profits For Corporations And Deadly Serious Risks For Workers
“It’s a bunch of B.S., to be honest. It is still a pandemic, the last time I checked. There is a still a hazard out there.”
250 Million People Participate In Countrywide Strike Action In India
Women’s rights groups, students unions, Left parties, several opposition groups and various civil society organizations also participated in the strike.
Amazon Hired Union-Busting Pinkerton Spies To Track Warehouse Workers And Labor Movements
Documents suggest that the same monitoring tactics used in Europe could be used in the US, according to the report.
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