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These Farmworkers Were Forced to Labor on Empty Stomachs

By Sky Chadde

Immigration

Union Members Protest Amazon’s Involvement With ICE

During a short program outside of the store, speakers from Immigrant Worker Solidarity shared the harm being caused by our current immigration policies, made worse by Amazon’s technology.

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Government

Labor Groups Plot Next Move as Gig Worker Bill Passes

Right now, gig workers are still considered contractors under federal employment rules. So, in order to have the right to form a union, the California State Legislature would need to pass a bill next year giving the workers explicit permission to do so.
Media

FRONTLINE | Trump’s Trade War

As the trade war between the U.S. and China escalates, FRONTLINE and NPR take a look at what led to the rising tensions and what’s at stake.

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Government

The Future of U.S. Jobs Looks Bleak. Unions Are the Answer

We were just handed a wake-up call. Newly released numbers from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics project that six of the ten occupations expected to have the most total job growth over the next decade pay less than $27,000 a year.
Essay

The Recent Evolution of Wisconsin Public Worker Unionism since Act 10

Looking at case studies of Wisconsin's AFSME, AFT-Wisconsin, SEIU, and WEAC public sector unions, authors David Knack, Michaerl Childers, Alexia Kuwiec, and Armando Ibarra show the various ways public sector workers are navigating the political terrain of anti-union, anti-labor legislation.
Organizing

Worker Conflict Grows at Xcel Nuclear Power Plant

Update: A settlement was reached Friday morning
Community

The Deadly Race

How Amazon Hooked America on Fast Delivery While Avoiding Responsibility for Crashes