Pros And Cons Of Taking Money From Your Constituents
Internal documents show the crass political calculus behind a Republican governor’s decision to cut off COVID jobless aid.
Labor
Timely coverage of the resurgent labor movement and efforts to protect workers’ rights from corporate wrongdoing.
“I Don’t Have Anything”
Workers say they are being crushed by governors’ unemployment shut-offs, while Biden sits on the sidelines.
Workers Are Funding The War On Themselves
How workers’ retirement savings are enriching billionaires and, in every way imaginable, financing the apocalypse.
Are New York’s Unions Selling Out Retirees?
After killing a single-payer bill, the city’s public-sector labor leaders are trying to force a quarter million people from Medicare into pricier for-profit insurance plans.
A Backroom Deal To Kill Single Payer
Under pressure from labor leaders and insurance execs, NY Dem leaders are blocking a vote on health care legislation even though it has majority support in the legislature.
A Backroom Deal To Kill Single Payer
Under pressure from labor leaders and insurance execs, NY Dem leaders are blocking a vote on health care legislation even though it has majority support in the legislature.
Hiding The Union Busters
The American Bar Association and corporate interests are trying to block a rule that would expose their anti-labor activities.
Somehow, There Are Still No Safety Standards
Joe Biden promised to safeguard workers in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, but that hasn’t happened.
Obama Labor Secretary Joins Anti-Union Law Firm
Former Obama Labor Secretary Tom Perez just joined a law firm that brags about its lawyers who “regularly counsel and train clients on union avoidance.”
Bezos Weaponizes The Washington Post Homepage
Democracy dies in darkness: The Post’s website became a giant native ad Tuesday for Amazon just as the company is facing scrutiny.