Minnesota
Starbucks Is Trying to Wear Workers Down Through Its Relentless “Soft” Union Busting
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Amid a historic unionizing campaign across the country, workers are continuing to organize despite Starbucks ‘soft’ union-busting tactics.
Minnesota
What Nurses and Teachers Won By Withholding Their “Feminized Labor”
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It is no surprise that out of the hundreds of strikes that began last year, two historic ones occurred in Minnesota, where feminized workers withheld their labor to demand better working conditions, hold their employers accountable, and stand up against greed for collective good and care.
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.
economy
The “Labor Shortage” Is Being Used as a Pretext to Harm Workers
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Lawmakers and bosses are citing a supposed lack of workers as justification for a suite of reactionary policies aimed at further squeezing the working class.
Workers
‘Red Cup Rebellion’: Striking Chicago Starbucks Workers Brave Cold to Send Message to CEO Howard Schultz
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Workers accuse the company of refusing to bargain in good faith for a union contract.
Organizing
Why Hundreds of Planned Parenthood Workers in the Midwest Unionized
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Recently unionized healthcare and nonprofit workers in the Midwest are weathering the changes to reproductive rights and access.
Honduras
Estados Unidos presiona a nuevo gobierno de izquierda en Honduras
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Este artículo es una publicación conjunta de “The American Prospect” y “Workday Magazine”, una casa de redacción sin fines de lucro dedicada a responsabilizar a los poderosos desde la perspectiva de los trabajadores. La presidenta de Honduras, Xiomara Castro, quien asumió el cargo en enero, prometió durante la campaña electoral abolir las zonas económicas especiales conocidas como ZEDE (“Zonas de Desarrollo Económico y Empleo”) donde los inversionistas privados tienen un poder desmesurado para dar forma a las leyes laborales, los sistemas judiciales, y entidades de gobierno en esas zonas. Estas zonas han obtenido una gran oposición en Honduras porque socavan los principios básicos de la democracia. En abril, esta promesa de la presidenta logró una gran victoria cuando el Congreso de Honduras votó por unanimidad derogar la ley que permite las ZEDE y abolir las ya existentes, aunque esto último debe ser ratificado el año que entra. Pero las fuerzas que quieren mantener las ZEDE en funcionamiento están tomando represalias y han encontrado aliados en la sede del Capitolio en EEUU.
A principios de este mes, los senadores Bill Hagerty (R-TN) y Ben Cardin (D-MD) pidieron al secretario de Estado de los EEUU, Anthony Blinken, que actuará contra el gobierno de Honduras por tomar esas medidas para deshacerse de las ZEDE.
Unions
They Waged the Largest Private-Sector Nurses’ Strike in U.S. History. They’re Still Waiting for Justice.
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Minnesota nurses made national headlines by going on strike this fall, but as contract negotiations stall, they’re fighting for a voice on the job.
Climate Change
Joe Manchin Says He’s Pro-Job Creation, But He’s Lobbying the Fed to Increase Unemployment
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Sen. Manchin has justified fossil fuel extraction because it “creates jobs.” He’s also pushing a policy that would cut them.
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.