How the Supreme Court Should Respond to Alabama’s Defiance
From today’s New York Times: A panel of three federal judges last week issued a scathing opinion directing the state of Alabama to comply with the Voting Rights Act. It…
Wisconsin Democrats Push Agenda To Restore Worker Rights
From today’s Wisconsin Examiner: Flanked by a phalanx of union members in trades ranging from carpentry to teaching, Democrats in the Legislature rolled out a 10-bill collection Thursday to enshrine…
UAW Expected To Strike Next Week
From today’s NPR News: As a potential strike looms over the Detroit Three automakers, the United Auto Workers union is pushing for a substantial pay raise for its members: 46%…
Climate Change Adds Workplace Costs And Hazards
From today’s Reuters News Service: As Texas baked in this summer’s record temperatures, local UPS driver Chris Begley started feeling unwell before collapsing at a customer’s premises. The 57-year-old’s death…
Alabama’s Congressional Map Struck Down Again
From today’s NPR News: Alabama is once again appealing to the U.S. Supreme Court a lower court ruling that found the state’s map of congressional election districts likely violates the…
American Airlines Flight Attendants Vote To Authorize Strike
From today’s CNN Business News: The latest aviation employees to vote in favor of a strike are American Airlines flight attendants. The union representing them, the Association of Professional Flight…
Large Majority in U.S. Favor Unions
From today’s Gallup News: Labor unions continue to enjoy high support in the U.S., with 67% of Americans approving of them, similar to the elevated level seen in recent years…
Tennessee, the Worst State in the Country for Voting Rights, Just Got Even Worse
From today’s Slate Magazine: In Tennessee, Jim Crow is alive and well. The state’s felony disenfranchisement voter-suppression regime is living proof. Felony disenfranchisement has long been a stain on our…
Trump Indictment Highlights Georgia Voting Rights Movement
From today’s ABC News: As the 2024 election draws near, voting rights advocates are taking lessons from the 2020 elections to safeguard the rights of voters in areas like Fulton…
New Jersey Closes 27 Boston Markets After Finding “Violations of Workers’ Rights” and Wage Theft
From today’s Fox Business News: The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL) said it started investigating the restaurant chain known for its rotisserie chicken after receiving a…