New Index Shows Rising Influence of Giant Firms in Repressive Labor Policies
The International Trade Union Confederation points to the excessive power of Amazon, Samsung, and other global firms as one factor in rising violations of worker rights.
This week, the supreme court heard a case that will probably decimate American unions by going after them in the one bastion they have left, the public sector.
The case, Janus v AFSCME, promises to be the most consequential judicial decision for the US labor movement in a generation. The Republican-leaning court is widely expected to overturn 40 years of legal precedent by outlawing a major source of funding for public employees’ unions, called agency fees.
The fact that few people know what these fees are works in the favor of conservative groups which have been pushing anti-union legislation and lawsuits under the guise of defending workers against “compulsory union membership.” There is, in fact, no such thing: nowhere in the US can workers be compelled to join a union, nor contribute money to unions’ political activities.
Read the full article at The Guardian and view a related interview with Michael Paarlberg on Rising Up with Sonali below.
by Mathilde Dorcadie
The International Trade Union Confederation points to the excessive power of Amazon, Samsung, and other global firms as one factor in rising violations of worker rights.
by Phil Mattera
Walmart, FedEx, Bank of America, and Wells Fargo are among the large U.S. corporations stealing the most from their workers.
by Stan Sorscher
We should take advantage of Trump's disruption of economic orthodoxy to push solutions that raise living standards and improve well-being for everyone.