“These layoffs are totally discouraging for any gig workers who are trying to do something to make these jobs better.” Continue reading Instacart Firing Employees Who Voted For First And Only Union
CEO Bob Chapek was paid $14 million while Executive Chairman Bob Iger earned $21 million in 2020. Continue reading $35 Million Disney Pandemic Profits For Execs As Employees Are Laid Off
“Many of our members are not feeling safe at all, they’re feeling more anxious and scared than ever.” Continue reading Chicago Teachers Discuss A Strike Amid Pandemic Surge
“Voodoo economics is too deeply embedded in the modern G.O.P. — and too useful to billionaire donors seeking tax cuts”. Continue reading Ronald Reagan’s “Trickle Down” Economics Theory Dies Of Covid-19
If the Left is to win progressive policies, it needs a militant labor movement. Continue reading Union Workers Who Voted For Trump Have To Be Organized—Not Ignored
The Trump move would cost workers an estimated $170 million per year in wages over the next decade. Continue reading Farmworker Groups Sue To Block Trump Wage Freeze: “Utterly Arbitrary And Unlawful”
“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.” Continue reading Windfall Profits For Corporations And Deadly Serious Risks For Workers
Women’s rights groups, students unions, Left parties, several opposition groups and various civil society organizations also participated in the strike. Continue reading 250 Million People Participate In Countrywide Strike Action In India
Documents suggest that the same monitoring tactics used in Europe could be used in the US, according to the report. Continue reading Amazon Hired Union-Busting Pinkerton Spies To Track Warehouse Workers And Labor Movements
A trillion dollars could maintain wages at pre-crisis levels, enabling people to stay home and stop the spread of the virus. Continue reading US Billionaires Profits Have Ballooned By Well Over $1 Trillion During Pandemic
