Utah has repealed a law that barred public unions from negotiating on behalf of their members. Republican Gov. Spencer Cox approved the rollback of one of the most anti-union laws in the country after thousands of union members rallied outside his office for a week. apnews.com/article/utah...

> Between 1995 and 2021 (our sample period), there were a total of 47 individuals who have been a congressional leader; 20 of whom made stock trades both before and after ascension to leadership.

Everybody likes unions—policymakers shouldn't stand in the way of our right to organize.

New analysis shows everybody likes unions (except Republican Boomers) www.americanprogress.org/article/ever...

I have been thinking a lot about George Orwell's classic essay arguing that fuzzy language enables the defense of the indefensible. Headlines in today's papers are a case in point: "Donald Trump Jr. Pitches ‘Patriotic Capitalism’ at Saudi Summit" www.orwellfoundation.com/the-orwell-f...

And @rrepnnad.bsky.social studied the practical (and positive) impact of unemployment insurance for striking workers in this report

Featuring @seiuhcmnia.bsky.social @kandrias.bsky.social @davidmadland.bsky.social. www.minnpost.com/state-govern...

Good story on the challenges of trying to form a union in retail in the South with a broken NLRA. capitalandmain.com/dollar-store...

Will certainly be interesting to see how much Starbucks store closures overlap with unionized stores.

With all the noise it has been easy to miss the ways Trump has been undermining minimum wage protections progressive.org/op-eds/trump...

Good move by @gallego.senate.gov leading 15 Senators to fight union busting by using the power of the bully pulpit www.gallego.senate.gov/press-releas...

New report showing recently adopted labor reforms in Australia have helped increase collective bargaining coverage, union membership, and wage growth and may serve as a model for pro-labor advocates in the United States. www.americanprogress.org/article/aust...

This is HISTORY. 800,000 rideshare drivers are on the verge of winning their union rights. The Senate just passed #AB1340. After a quick assm concurrence vote, it heads directly to Governor @GavinNewsom. Workers fought, organized and WON. #CaLeg seiuca.org/press-releas...

I agree with McDonald's efforts to create a more level playing field www.msn.com/en-us/food-a...

New study on unions and wealth academic.oup.com/sf/advance-a...

Here are 5 numbers that show what the administration is up to this Labor Day: 81.8 percent: The number of federal workers who lost collective bargaining rights $9,256: Cut to the annual federal contractor minimum wage

Great update on goings on with the NLRB - with key point: Hypothetically, the president could now stop the NLRB from pursuing a charge against a company owned by a political ally, or prevent a union from being certified at a company owned by a presidential donor. tcf.org/content/comm...

Trump will hurt the U.S. economy. Banana Republic level of abuse of power will bring down even to the richest country in the world. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Elon Musk finally found a court that accepts his ridiculous argument that the NLRB is unconstitutional. No surprise that it’s the far-right Fifth Circuit. From Harold Meyerson: trib.al/cvhRAPF

Algorithmic wage discrimination was first documented in app-controlled ride-hail and food-delivery work. Read more on how surveillance pay works and where it is deployed in the U.S. economy, along with recommendations to ensure fairness in setting workers’ pay: equitablegrowth.org/how-artifici...

Just an early reminder to submit proposals by November 15 lera.memberclicks.net/assets/image...

Great update on how small differences between Canadian and US labor law can really help workers unionize. Now, will the unionized Uber and Amazon workers in Canada get a contract?

More on why I think Trump's firing of the BLS commissioner will hurt the US economy www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

Trump trying to exempt some industries from a general duty to protect their workers -- and invoking Supreme Court to justify www.theregreview.org/2025/08/06/m...

More and more we look like the countries you don't want to emulate -politically or economically

One of the reasons democracies are generally rich and autocracies generally are not.

Power Half-Hour is a livestreamed, bi-weekly roundtable w/ a rotating group of guests! This episode features @thecity.nyc's @clauirizarry.bsky.social, @laborradionet.bsky.social's @bhamharold.bsky.social, & @americanprogress.bsky.social's @davidmadland.bsky.social: poweratwork.us/power-half-h...

Many tipped workers will be worse off under Trump tax law. www.americanprogress.org/article/desp...

Job opening to help my colleagues and me www.americanprogress.org/job/director...

An important new study by the Center for Working Class Politics shows the working class is moving left on social issues—just not as fast as the Brahmin left—and on economic issues the Brahmin left is catching up and on some issues overtaking the proles. My latest. newrepublic.com/article/1981...

Exciting new resources from our Tech and Work team: a searchable inventory of collective bargaining provisions related to digital workplace technologies. It includes provisions from more than 175 agreements, drawn from a review of over 500 contracts! laborcenter.berkeley.edu/negotiating-...

A new study reveals that the working-class beliefs has gotten slightly more conservative on social and economic issues over the past 65 years, while the middle/upper class has gotten more liberal. What should Dems do? From Harold Meyerson: https://trib.al/BXy2rDl

New book to check out www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/704686...

New report highlighting Republican plans to gut overtime nationalpartnership.org/report/theyr...