Minnesota
How Secret ‘Bondage Fees’ Trap Contracted Workers in Low-Wage Jobs
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Though the Federal Trade Commission is proposing to ban noncompete agreements, other kinds of restrictive covenants perform a very similar function.
International
Preparing for War in the South China Sea
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Ahead of massive war games involving US and Filipino troops, the Defense Department announced that it will get access to four new sites in the Philippines.
Midwest
The Filthy Emissions of Railroad Locomotives—and the Rail Unions Sounding the Alarm
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Diesel engines have gotten a sweetheart deal from environmental regulators. It’s time that changed.
Midwest
She Refused To Take a Drug Test Before Getting a Workplace Injury Treated—And Was Fired
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A worker’s arm was mangled in a machine. Before treatment, a manager requested a drug test.
Midwest
To Prevent Future Rail Tragedies, We Need to Nationalize the Rail System
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“Corporate greed [is] turning railroads into banks to extract billions and billions of dollars from what should be critical infrastructure.”
International
Palestinian Worker Says UN Refugee Agency Is Retaliating Against Him for Leading Strike
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Nearly 4,000 Palestinian UNRWA workers in the West Bank are on strike for better pay.
International
How Biden Can End Secretive Corporate Tribunals
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The president has promised not to put anti-democratic investor-state dispute settlement mechanisms in future trade deals. But they are still in many existing ones.
Commentary
The Lie at the Heart of Politicians’ “Job Creation” Rhetoric
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When they want to wage war or destroy the planet, American political elites are obsessed with “job creation.” When workers start accruing a modest amount of power, elites demand increased unemployment.
International
Military Budget Hike for 2023 is 3,200 Times the NLRB Increase
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If a budget reveals what we value, this one should give us pause: extravagant spending for the war machine, scraps for workers.
International
As Afghans Suffer, U.S. Stalls on Plan to Return Central Bank Funds
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In September, the U.S. created a foundation that was supposed to unfreeze Afghanistan’s foreign assets. Yet, interviews with trustees reveal that, in three months, no funds have been disbursed—or concrete plans made—to help the Afghan people.