Department of Labor proposes rollback of 63 workplace safety and wage protection regulations
Among the DOL’s proposals is a rollback that could cause an estimated 3.7 million home health care workers to be paid less than the federal minimum wage and be ineligible for overtime pay
On May Day, organized labor issues clarion call to unite against the Trump administration
Thousands take to the streets across the US for May Day in cities such as Atlanta, Philadelphia, New York City, and Boston
Labor fights back against Trump’s medical care and research cuts
Organized labor staged rallies opposing planned Trump administration cuts to medical care and research
Black labor history: How Black workers are overcoming historic obstacles to labor organizing in the South
Organizers in the US South fight back against racist right to work laws which only serve to “divide” workers
“He is declaring war on the Panamanian people”: unions respond to Rubio’s visit
Marco Rubio visits Panama to impose US interests on President Mulino, while organized workers fight for self-determination and sovereignty.
Democratic Party botches attempt to secure majority on labor law enforcement board
Workers continues winning gains in labor struggle as Democratic Party fails to maintain majority on National Labor Relations Board
Sudan’s Trade Unions Front calls for end to war and military rule
Trade unions have played key role in Sudan’s political change since the 1940s, despite crackdowns by subsequent military dictatorships
The red union will never fold!
Mbali Ngwenda of the Pan Africanism Today Secretariat writes about the struggles of United Textile Employees (UNITE), the radical textile workers’ union of Lesotho
- Brazil approves end to 6×1 work schedule and reduction of the work week to 40 hours
- Israel kills 31 people in Lebanon on the eve of Eid al-Adha
- Israel carries out sixth consecutive Eid massacre in Gaza
- Far-right Janez Janša to return for fourth government term in Slovenia
- With peace deal nearly final, US launches fresh attacks on Iran
