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Author: Shanaz Uddin

Amazon Worker Killed In Deadly Tornado Wasn’t Allowed to Leave the Warehouse

Horrifying details are emerging about the tornado disaster at Amazon's warehouse in Illinois, where at least 6 workers were killed on the job. Before he…

Truckers Are Being Exploited

The supply chain crisis is being blamed on a truck driver shortage. That's a lie. There are 15% more drivers than a decade ago. The…

Wall Street Buying Mobile Home Parks?

Mobile home residents say they’re suddenly seeing their rents double, nighttime curfews imposed, even their lawns destroyed. Why? Because Wall Street private equity firms are…

How Casino Workers Were Left Out Of Clean Air Laws

New Jersey’s anti-smoking laws protect nearly every worker and every space in the state — except for casino workers. Now Atlantic City casino workers are…

3 Ways Biden Can Lower Drug Prices Immediately

President Biden doesn’t need to wait for Congress to take aggressive action to lower prescription drug prices. Don Berwick, a former Administrator of the Centers…

Kaiser Health Care Workers Are Ready To Strike

32,000 Kaiser workers are on the verge of a major strike. The health care giant made $2.2 billion in 2020. But it’s offering workers only…

‘Everything About Walmart Is a Lie’: Walmart Workers Demand $15 Minimum Wage

In 2021, wages have grown at the fastest pace in nearly 20 years. Even Amazon pays workers $18/hour, but Walmart refuses to raise wages for…

Untold History: How America Got (And Lost) Universal Child Care

Today universal child care seems like a radical, unattainable, expensive dream. But America had a child care program—for years—and managed to pay for it during…

The Fight To Democratize The UAW

As 10,000 John Deere workers are on strike, United Auto Workers members are furious at union leadership for contracts that favor corporations and have led…

The Cheer-Opoly That Needs Government Regulation

In America, even cheerleading is controlled by a corporate monopoly — a vindictive, multi-billion dollar firm called Varsity Brands. That school spirit conglomerate has cornered…

EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS: Starbucks Spreads Anti-Union Lies In Forced Employee Meetings

More Perfect Union obtained new documents and details revealing Starbucks’ extreme tactics to defeat the company’s first union. Starbucks is flooding stores in Buffalo, NY,…

The Most Pro-Labor President? Here’s What Joe Biden Must Do

by Jonah Furman, Labor Notes President Joe Biden is eager to be the most pro-union president in American history.  “You know, you’ve heard me say…