For New York Home Care Workers, Fair Pay Is Possible
Two years into the Covid-19 pandemic, New York has an opportunity to transform its care economy by investing in workers.
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A Labor Stunner in Mexico Augurs Greater Equality — on Both Sides of the Border
Mexican GM workers, after years of living in fear, are now feeling their own power.
After Amazon Tragedy, Workers Come Together to Demand Safe Working Conditions
“Amazon was supposed to keep them safe. They didn’t do that. How does a company worth over $1 trillion let this happen?”
Care Workers Are Not Giving up on Build Back Better
Over 35,000 people joined a recent telephone town hall to kick off a six-week campaign to protect investments in the care economy.
The Year in Inequality in 10 Charts
Our economic and racial divides grew even wider in 2021, but there are signs of hope for a more equitable future.
Record Corporate Profits, Record Stock Buybacks, and the Plan to Tax Them
As corporations blow record sums repurchasing their stock to inflate CEO pay, Congress is advancing a tax aimed at curbing this harmful practice.
Gig Workers are in the Driver’s Seat in Europe. Is There Hope for the US?
Major legal and regulatory victories in the UK and EU should boost momentum for strengthening gig worker rights in the United States.
Amazon Can’t Bust Unions Forever
Even when it’s raking in record profits, the company is trying to keep workers from earning their fair share. This time, it may not work.
Might Starbucks Soon Start Sharing the Bucks?
Baristas in Buffalo are mounting the coffee giant’s most significant union challenge yet.