Investigative
The Conservative Astroturf Organization Rolling Back Child Labor Protections
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The National Federation of Independent Businesses has been active in passing new laws allowing teenagers to work long and late hours in three states.
Amazon
How Workers Used Amazon’s Captive Audience Meetings Against the Company
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Workers flipped the script on the e-commerce giant by turning anti-union tactics into organizing opportunities.
Community
A Landmark Win for Domestic Workers Lurks in the Reconciliation Bill
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$190 billion for home care has been folded into reconciliation—toward measures aimed at improving pay and job security for domestic workers.
COVID-19
The “Essential Worker” Swindle
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How this label is used to justify a social order in which workers are abused, discarded and left to die.
#GeorgeFloyd
Union President Says Minneapolis Is Trying to Punish Transit Workers Who Wouldn’t Help the Police
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In These Times spoke with Ryan Timlin, the president of ATU Local 1005, about the impact of the union’s actions on the lives of its members, and on the political climate.
COVID-19
The Pentagon Wants to Sacrifice Mexican and Indian Workers for U.S. Arms Industry Profits
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‘To protect the flow of supplies to U.S. military contractors, the Pentagon is pressuring Mexico and India to keep factories open, at the peril of Mexican and Indian workers.’
COVID-19
Koch-Funded Think Tanks Are Lobbying to Send Workers to Their Deaths
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Amid this climate, a small army of right-wing think tanks and conservative organizations is cynically invoking the plight of the downtrodden to make the case for swiftly reopening the economy and sending workers into deadly conditions. Some of the organizations beating this drum the loudest—the Heritage Foundation, Americans for Prosperity (AFP)
Community
Coronavirus Shows Capitalism Is a Razor’s Edge
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According to a Gallup poll from 2019, 25% of people in the United States say they or a family member “put off treatment for a serious medical condition in the past year because of the cost.”
Environment
The Unions Backing Friday’s Global Climate Strike—And What It Means
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When asked why he’s planning to support the Global Climate Strike slated for September 20, Larry Hopkins, a rail crew driver for the transportation and maintenance company Hallcon, says the reason is simple: “I want to help preserve and protect our personal safety. Because right now, we’re in a climate emergency that is very bad for our health and our safety.