Amazon’s Union Buster Has Major Labor Clients
To crush the historic Staten Island union vote, the online retailer employed a major Democratic firm that has long worked for labor.
Labor
Timely coverage of the resurgent labor movement and efforts to protect workers’ rights from corporate wrongdoing.
Biden Offers Amazon Workers Rhetoric, But No Action
The president lauded a union drive and declared “Amazon, here we come” — but he’s refused to even follow his own task force’s limited recommendations to boost unionization.
Wall Street May Reap Billions From New York Dem’s Reversal
City Comptroller Brad Lander pledged to disentangle retirement funds from risky private equity and fossil fuel investments — but now he’s pushing to do the opposite.
Verizon Sends In The Union Busters
Verizon workers seeking to unionize in Washington state say the company just brought in executives to intimidate them.
Kroger Goes To Washington
The grocery behemoth taps Washington’s tipsheet industry to spin away the headlines about striking workers and poverty wages.
Worker Protection Bill Blocked Before Tornado Disaster
Lawmakers and corporate lobbyists stymied legislation to protect employees’ jobs when they flee an unsafe workplace.
“Everyone Gets Rich... Except The People Who Put Money In.”
Ohio retirees and whistleblowers are on the verge of exposing how hedge funds and private equity firms are abusing workers’ retirement savings.
COVID Paid Leave To Expire As Corporate Dems Stonewall
The federal paid sick leave tax credit to support workers and encourage vaccinations is ending — and corporate Dems are threatening to block a replacement.
The Labor Day Graph That Says It All
A reminder that if we hope to ever rebuild an economy that works for everyone, we need a much stronger labor movement.
A New Day For Workers’ Rights
The National Labor Relations Board is poised to undo decades of anti-union policies.