You may be shocked to learn this, but the Labor Department has been actively fighting fraud for decades. There's nothing new about our efforts except for being louder about this work. Let's talk about protecting taxpayer dollars.

If you are a supervisor in your government job & you find that a worker made a social media post on their own time, on their private account within their 1A rights, no you didn't. Investigations into legal activities are a waste of time & resources. That's complying in advance. Knock it off.

The Office of Personnel Management recently proposed a rule that would streamline the federal Reduction in Force process. Read our latest blog post to learn what the proposed rule gets right, what concerns we have and what a better path forward looks like.

Setting aside the significant losses in the public sector—the mass federal layoffs—private sector employment grew by 717k since January 2025. If it hadn't been for the sizeable gains in health care and social assistance (+848k), the private sector would have shrunk by 131k since Trump took office.

Nominal wage growth continued to slow in April. Over the last three months, wages have growth only 2.8% (annualized). The one-month change was even slower (1.9%). As inflation rises, real wages fall as workers and their families find it increasingly difficult to make ends meet. #EconSky #NumbersDay

This is a real problem which should concern many of you, if you put any weight on inequality. There are issues around measuring the labor share. One is the role of depreciation. The net-of-depreication labor share is higher. But it also shows sharp decline post 2000.

How does recent growth compare to recent years? Economy added just 0.25 million jobs over 12 months to Apr 2026.

“Best” doing a lot of work here.

"Along with two prior sets of proposed RIF-related rules, those rules would 'give OPM new, sweeping powers [to fire feds], contrary to congressional intent.'"

An outstanding guerrilla protest

It's a very odd feeling to read that the cost of your firing was $20 billion to the US economy. Studies like this are so important. It's hard to put a value on a public service. Trustworthy economic data is vital to so much economic activity in a $29 trillion economy. Worth your time to read.

This week and all year long, we thank our federal colleagues and all of the state and local public servants. They show up day after day to jobs that aren't glamorous and that are often underpaid. We see you and we appreciate you. Hang in there. 🫶

We're working on organizing the Uintah-Wasatch-Cache national forest. #uwc #utah

What's disgusting? Union busting!

The union advantage is real! Higher education faculty in states with collective bargaining rights earn more across all institution types: two-year, liberal arts, comprehensive, and research universities. Explore more findings from NEA's 2026 Educator Pay Report ➡️ nea.org/educatorpay

BREAKING: Activists have shut down multiple intersections throughout downtown Washington DC in opposition to Trump's attacks on workers, DC Home Rule, climate, and international peace. The actions kick off #MayDay events across the country.

#MayDay is a reminder for workers to stand together. If you’re going to a May Day event, you can download this graphic and use it as a sign.

TODAY: Americans are walking out of school and work to wield our power as workers, consumers, and students. Join us for the nationwide day of economic disruption: survey.alchemer.com/s3/8705046/i... Find one of the more than 3,000 events planned for May Day: www.mobilize.us/mayday/map/?... #MayDay

The house just cannot seem to do its job. You know what else is included in that bill to fund #FEMA, TSA, and Coast Guard? A $26 billion replenishment of the disaster relief fund. What exactly is the disaster relief fund? I’m glad you asked. 🧵🧵🧵 www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

In the streets and on the shop floor, in union halls and at the ballot box, working people are peacefully rising up. Join AFL-CIO President @lizshuler.bsky.social, working people and allies on April 29 as we build solidarity and get ready to take action on #MayDay: https://bit.ly/4cP5isq

The largest school districts in North Carolina are all shutting down for May Day at the request of the teachers' union. 1 million union members in New Jersey are backing a large May Day action. May Day is gonna be HUGE this year w/ strikes in at least 85 cities! paydayreport.com/n-c-largest-...

There are over 3,000 May Day events planned across the country on Friday. Find your local event: www.mobilize.us/mayday/map/?... Take the May Day pledge: survey.alchemer.com/s3/8705046/i... Join tomorrow’s mass call to learn more about why we’re taking action: www.mobilize.us/mayday/event...

“We’re asking people to not just show up on a Saturday, but actually flex the economic power that you have.” @ezralevin.bsky.social and @maddow.bsky.social talk about the many ways you can join us on May Day, and why a nationwide day of economic disruption is how we prepare to protect the midterms.

“The labor movement hasn’t had a national strike fund. [That] is a fundamental issue, a fundamental roadblock to organizing.” @flyingwithsara.bsky.social #unionnow prospect.org/2026/04/20/u...

It was exciting to talk to Sara Nelson and Bernie Sanders about their new plan to strengthen and expand organized labor. It's pretty straightforward: give workers money.

Workers on H-2A visas allege in a new lawsuit that Jackson Farming Company and its recruiters trafficked them to North Carolina, stole their passports, stole their wages and failed to give them enough water and bathrooms. This is the farm's most recent FB post on its website. Ghoulish.

Keith Sonderling is now Acting Secretary of Labor. During a hearing last year, he was unable to answer my basic question on collective bargaining. This Administration keeps putting unqualified leadership in charge of workers’ rights. Our men and women in labor deserve better.

Lori Chavez-DeRemer resigned amid allegations of an affair and steering grants to politically connected figures

New in PN: The demise of Lori Chavez-DeRemer and Trump's clown cabinet "Sean O’Brien and every Dem who supported Chavez-DeRemer look like fools. Those who agree to work for Trump are, by definition, unqualified & evil. There are no exceptions, &, by this point, no excuse for pretending otherwise."

The Supreme Court agreed to decide whether the US Department of Labor is empowered to enforce working conditions for foreign farm laborers, delving into an immigration program that the Trump administration is attempting to expand. https://cnn.it/49aajLa

Thousands of events are planned for this year's May Day across the US www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Current FCC rules prohibit foreign investors from owning >25% of company that holds US broadcast licenses. However, foreign investors (mostly Gulf funds) expected to indirectly own nearly 50% of Paramount equity post-WB deal. And Paramount now asking FCC to approve "up to 100%" foreign ownership

Staff decry ‘constant turbulence’ under Trump’s labor secretary, as she blames ‘deep state’ in resignation www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Statement from the Stop DOL Cuts Coalition ⬇️

Labor Secretary Resigns To Spend More Time At Bottom Of Rosé Bottle With Lecherous Husband www.wonkette.com/p/labor-secr... By Gary Legum @glegum.bsky.social

Like so much else Trump has done, he’s turned what was once a great department into a fucking mess. And it frankly breaks my heart. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/goodbye-and-good-riddance-madam-secretary

🚨 BREAKING: The embattled Labor Secretary has resigned, the third Cabinet-level departure in Trump’s second term. Our story for @ms.now:

Ding dong the witch is gone... but who will take her place? Most career staff are happy to have Deputy Secretary Keith Sonderling as acting secretary. There's a lot of fear someone worse will be tapped to replace her.

"Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer will be leaving the Administration to take a position in the private sector."

The guy canceling union contracts is reading fake bible quotes from Pulp Fiction at the Pentagon. 🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨 This would be a good time to remove the secretary of war crimes.

The Labor Secretary’s dad texting a staffer “Please keep this private” seems ungood. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/15/u...

Lori is disgusting. So is her father. Her husband is a monster.

Heads up: OPM is seeking the medical records of federal employees www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-f...

Wow! The Washington Post now has a weekly newsletter called "Red Tape," discussing the "consequences of overregulation." How about something on the consequences of UNDERregulation. Like death in the workplace, climate change, contaminated food, air and water, plane crashes and consumer ripoffs?

There is a major national silicosis epidemic. Unless steps are taken to change what’s going on now, in a very dramatic way, we’ll continue to see more and more workers develop silicosis and die from silicosis. Don't miss this powerful article by Semantha Raquel Norris, @capitalandmain.bsky.social

I don’t even have words for this.

CAP analysis finds that families in 10 states could save up to $15,000 per year on child care costs, but a recent regulatory proposal from the Trump administration would put those savings out of reach. https://ampr.gs/4clP61U

NYC: Join the Union Now rally on 4/12 featuring @sanders.senate.gov, @flyingwithsara.bsky.social, and @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social, plus Ed Dupree from the Philly Whole Foods campaign. RSVP below 👇

There's an important new group launching tomorrow, that will channel money directly into building union power. We're having a big ass launch rally in Manhattan tomorrow with Bernie, Zohran, Sara Nelson, and a bunch of union people and you should come. www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/how-to-put...

We made this flyer to spark conversation - not to shame. Print it out, put it in your bosses mailbox, send it to your superintendent. And don't let them make you feel crazy. You aren't, and your work matters.