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NALC Protect Our Letter Carriers Act (H.R. 7629)
Since the inception of the Postal Service nearly 250 years ago, letter carriers have delivered to every community on every street in the United States, rarely being the targets of violence. In recent years, that has changed. Since 2020, there have been more than 2,000...
Starbucks Workers United Announces ‘Path Forward’ on Unionization Efforts
In what is being hailed as a huge victory, Starbucks Workers United announced in late February that they had “a path forward” to union contracts for the more than 9,000 Starbucks baristas at nearly 400 stores that have voted to unionize. The announcement comes more...
What’s Behind the Corporate Effort to Kneecap the National Labor Relations Board?
Reprinted with permission from EPI.org By Lynn Rhinehart and Celine McNicholas ### SpaceX, Amazon, Trader Joe’s, and Starbucks are trying to have the NLRB declared unconstitutional—after collectively being charged with hundreds of violations of workers’ organizing...
Workers Memorial Day is April 28
More than 50 years ago on April 28, Workers Memorial Day, the Occupational Safety and Health Act went into effect, promising every worker the right to a safe job—a fundamental right.
The law was won because of the tireless efforts of the labor movement, which organized for safer working conditions and demanded action from the government to protect working people. Since then, unions and allies have fought hard to make that promise a reality—winning protections under the law that have made jobs safer and saved lives. But our work is not done.
Each day, more than 340 workers are killed and more than 6,000 suffer injury and illness because of dangerous working conditions that are preventable.
Protecting Childhood:Why Loosening Child Labor Laws Is a Dangerous Proposition
In recent years, there has been a concerning trend in certain states across the United States, where Republican lawmakers have been pushing to loosen restrictions on child labor laws. Several state legislatures are weakening—or threatening to weaken—child labor...
