I am by no means saying this is dispositive when it comes to the VP selection. After all, the VP is important but not that important and each of the possible candidates bring something to the table, including Mark Kelly. But it is also worth...
labor
On July 31, 1835, workers at the Washington Naval Yard went on strike over the ten-hour day and recent moves to limit their lunch privileges. This was the first serious.
On July 19, 1935, leftist housewives in Detroit, led by a woman named Mary Zuk, began a meat boycott in outrage over high prices. This remarkable moment demonstrates the centrality.
Even the most anti-union American companies often have to acquiesce to unions in nations where the law and culture are more friendly to them. Much to its disgust, for example, Walmart has unionized stores in Chile. So we will see what Amazon does as warehouse...
For a long time, supporting unions simply wasn't a priority for Democrats. The entire generation of Democrats who came up in the 70s were at best ambivalent about unions. The.
President Donald Trump and Amy Coney Barrett stand on the Blue Room Balcony after Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas administered the Constitutional Oath to her on the South Lawn of.
One reason to want to make the right choice about who is the Democratic nominee is that Biden has done a lot to help workers and we want that to continue, as opposed to the murderous regime of Donald Trump. As an example, here are...
Personally, I don't care about Anchor Steam beer except as a historical artifact. But as such, I am happy that someone is trying to bring it back. Moreover, I am.
On July 3, 1913, an auto worker named Charles Weaver lost his eye after a crowbar struck him in the face at work. That was bad enough, but for Weaver.
Whatever needs to happen with Biden, I have no complaints whatsoever about his labor record. Julie Su, who remains Acting Secretary of Labor because the techbros hate her so much, has expanded overtime protections in a massive way. Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su issued...
Starbucks employee Tim Swicord and Gailyn Berg pose for a portrait outside of a Starbucks in Springfield, Va on April 13, 2022. (Michael A. McCoy for NPR) As soon as.
One of the problems that a lot of very smart liberals are facing is what is to them a stunning realization--no one cares about policy. They thought that if you.