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7 Oct 2024
Today #HotelWorkers in #Boston went on #strike to protect their #WorkRights and fight for #FairWages @UNITEHERE26 @unitehere patriotledger.com/story/busi…

Why are Boston hotel workers on strike? See which hotels are affected.

For the fourth week in a row, hotel workers in Boston have walked off the job to strike for better working conditions. The work stoppage is now indefinite.

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#SCOTUS must draw the line at #ElectionMeddling and #VoterSuppression and protect the #VotingRights of #BlackAmericans who have been systematically shut out of elections through slavery, segregation, and #JimCrow reuters.com/world/us/voting-…

Voting Rights Act faces a near-death experience at US Supreme Court

The conservative justices signaled they could undercut the law's Section 2, which bars voting maps that would result in diluting the voting power of minorities, even without direct proof of racist...

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#TrumpAdministration #AirlineLobby @AirlinesDotOrg & @USDOT continue rolling back #ConsumerRights for #travelers #passengers yahoo.com/news/articles/airl…

Airlines Lobby To Roll Back Consumer Protection Regulations

Airlines for America, the trade group representing the nation’s largest carriers, has submitted a 93-page petition to the U.

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Why @realDonaldTrump's restrictions on #h1bvisa will backfire and undermine #WorkRights even more //thehill.com/opinion/immigration/5520281-h1b-visa-restrictions-trump/ thehill.com/opinion/immigrat…

Why Trump’s sweeping visa restrictions will backfire 

For the U.S. to welcome top students from around the world while simultaneously denying them long-term employment is to invest in human capital without reaping the benefits.

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#BigTech is pushing its workers to the limit and undermining their #WorkRights – fast becoming the #Skynet nightmare that was predicted! nytimes.com/2025/08/04/techn…

So Long to Tech’s Dream Job

It’s the shut up and grind era, tech workers said, as Apple, Google, Meta and other giants age into large bureaucracies.

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#GroceryWorkers with @UFCW8 reached a deal with @Safeway stores after to protect their #WorkRights and avert a #strike abc7news.com/post/safeway-st…

Safeway strike averted after union and company reach tentative agreement

About 25,000 union employees have reached a tentative agreement with Safeway, averting a planned strike that would have been the first regional labor stoppage against the company in nearly three...

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In shameful move to hold on to power at all costs @TexasGOP plans to redraw its congressional districts to give its candidates an advantage while violating the #VotingRights of millions of its citizens theguardian.com/us-news/2025…

‘It’s really theft’: the Republican plan to redraw Texas maps – and grab more power

Democrats are livid over the governor’s plan to redraw districts at a time when Texas officials are supposed to be focused on recovery from the floods

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Community coalition in #Chicago forces @Uber to negotiate with drivers for #FairContracts in win for #WorkRights thenation.com/article/activi…

In Chicago, a Coalition of Unions, Community Organizers, and Drivers Have Forced Uber to Come to...

As the tech industry moves increasingly into alignment with the far right, the issue of worker power has never been more important. The Chicago campaign offers some key lessons.

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This is what stealing #elections and undermining #VotingRights really looks like. @GOP @TexasGOP & @realDonaldTrump are #gerrymandering in #Texas so they can hold onto power. Shameful! nytimes.com/2025/07/15/us/po…

Democrats Broach Potential Walkout to Block Texas Redistricting

Hakeem Jeffries, the House Democratic leader, told Texas Democrats on a call on Tuesday that the moment required everyone to take extraordinary actions.

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We support #WorkRights #FairContracts #FairWages for #sanitation #workers in #Philadelphia now! @afscme33 @AFSCME abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/…
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#WorkRights for #MigrantWorkers now! @realDonaldTrump's decision to protect some but not other from his heinous deportation policies shows that the American economy relies on #immigrant #labor! thehill.com/homenews/adminis…

Trump says there will be ‘temporary pass’ for migrant farm, hotel workers

President Trump said that there will be a temporary pass issued for migrants working at farms and in the hospitality industry to allow employers to have more control after the administration sent m…

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#TrumpAdministration's cuts of @CFPB is costing #Americans their #ConsumerRights while benefitting #frauds #scammers and #corporategreed @OIGFedCFPB @RogueCfpb staradvertiser.com/2025/06/2…

Trump’s consumer protection cuts have cost Americans $18B, groups say | Honolulu Star-Advertiser

President Donald Trump’s rapid pullback of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has cost Americans at least $18 billion in higher fees and lost compensation for consumers allegedly cheated by...

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The #TrumpAdministration's attacks on #collectivebargaining and the #WorkRights of #federalemployees must be stopped by #Congress and the #Federal Courts news.bloomberglaw.com/litiga…

Trump’s Bid to End Union Contracts Is Unprecedented, Judge Says

President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to end collective bargaining agreements between federal agencies and employee unions appears to be far too sweeping in its scale, a San Francisco...

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The @TheDemocrats need to put more members on the @DNC that will focus on #WorkRights! In the immortal words of @JamesCarville it's the economy, stupid! cbsnews.com/news/dnc-union-l…

Two large labor union leaders leave DNC over disagreements

The head of one of the largest U.S. teachers' unions said she "felt out of step" with DNC Chair Ken Martin's leadership.

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America's economy's depends on the #CheapLabor of #MigrantWorkers and #immigrants. We must protect their #WorkRights by creating a fair immigration system that allows them to work and pay taxes and move toward a more permanent status! #LAProtest marketplace.org/story/2025/0…
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The #TrumpAdministration under @realDonaldTrump is destroying #WorkRights at every level by eroding #WorkplaceSafety #Productivity #Health and #wages theguardian.com/global-devel…

Trump takes ‘wrecking ball’ to workers’ rights amid global ‘freefall’, new report says

International Trade Union Confederation issued report showing conditions for workers’ rights across the globe have worsened

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First the #Cobots came to help with our jobs, then the #Robots took them over. Protect #WorkRight and fight against mindless #automation ft.com/content/78c1d4e9-ad30…

March of the cobots: the technology lowering the barrier to automation

New machines are smaller, cheaper, safer and more flexible than traditional industrial robots

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#TrumpAdministration is turning back the clock on #ConsumerRights #FinancialRegulation and #BankingOversight. Have we all really forgotten the #GreatRecession? And do we want more of that? nytimes.com/2025/05/21/opini…

Opinion | Trump Is Turning the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Into Something Very Different...

The latest changes to hit the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau prove corporate interests are paramount.

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#FederalCourt lifts block on Trump's order to end #unions threatening the #WorkRights of thousands of #CivilServants cnbc.com/2025/05/17/court-gi…

Court gives go-ahead to Trump's plan to halt union bargaining for many federal workers

A federal appeals court lifted an order blocking the Trump administration from stripping federal employees of the ability to unionize over working conditions.

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In alarming development @TheJusticeDept will stop enforcing #CivilRights and #VotingRights and focus on advancing @realDonaldTrump's #misinformation campaign about #2020elections detroitnews.com/story/news/p…
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