California Boosts Minimum Wage for Health Care and Fast-Food Workers
From today’s New York Times: For thousands of Californians, wages are going up. Gov. Gavin Newsom recently approved two major pay bumps: One new law, signed this month, will raise…
Minnesota Leaders Fight Ruling Against Restoring Felon Voting Rights
From today’s AP News: A pro-Trump Minnesota judge declared a new state law restoring voting rights for convicted felons unconstitutional, drawing a sharp rebuke from Minnesota’s attorney general and secretary…
For Decades, “Scabby the Rat” Has Stood for Workers’ Rights
From today’s Chicago Reader: hat does a 20-foot-tall inflatable rat have to do with the long history of public expression in the labor rights movement? The answer: a lot more…
A Legal Fight Over Whether Governors Can Deny Thousands the Vote
From today’s New York Times: After George Hawkins completed a 13-year term in a Virginia prison for attempted murder, he asked the state last spring to restore his right to…
Instacart Wants to Use You to Deny App-based Workers Their Rights
From today’s The Stranger: Hey Instacart shoppers, You might have noticed that you got something extra from the app recently–some misinformation from the company asking you to contact city council…
Talks Breakdown Between Striking Actors and Studios, Again
From today’s KTLA News: Recent negotiations between SAG-AFTRA and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers broke down late Wednesday after the two sides once again failed to reach…
SCOTUS Skeptical of Constitutional Challenge to CFPB
From today’s NPR News: n a major Supreme Court case involving the structure of government, a majority of justices seem inclined to uphold the way the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau…
U.A.W. Workers at Mack Truck Go on Strike
From today’s New York Times: Nearly 4,000 members of the United Automobile Workers union went on strike against Mack Trucks on Monday after rejecting a tentative contract that union’s leaders…
Federal Judges Pick New Alabama Congressional Map To Protect Black Voting Rights
From today’s CBS News: Federal judges on Thursday selected new congressional lines for Alabama to give the Deep South state a second district where Black voters comprise a substantial portion…
75,000 Kaiser Permanente Strike, Largest Health Care Worker Strike in History
From today’s CNN News: On Wednesday, more than 75,000 unionized employees of Kaiser Permanente, one of the nation’s largest not-for-profit health providers, walked off the job, marking the largest health…