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LAS VEGAS (PAI)—In what turned out to be his final address to a union crowd, the late AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka declared organized labor is fighting not just for itself, but for “democracy, which has been under siege.

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Emails reveal a conservative tactic to promote forced arbitration in Arizona: offer $2,000 to sign a local newspaper op-ed.

Pro Act threatens small business recovery (Deposit Photos/Air Done) After reading a recent op-ed in the Arizona Capitol Times by Samuel Sprague (Contact Sinema, Kelly; support the Pro Act), we thought we’d give a different perspective and show the dangers of the PRO Act on the economy of Arizona.  Small and independent businesses across the state are still struggling to recover from the economic fallout of the pandemic. The road to recovery for small businesses has been a long and uneven ...

Uber And Lyft Drivers Across The Country Are Striking Today Jalopnik 4 hrs ago © Image: Richard Vogel/AP (AP) Ride-hailing drivers across the country are striking today. After a record number of drivers left their positions creating a driver shortage, the ones that remain are fed up. As The Guardian reports, drivers are striking over working conditions, better pay, and protection under the Pro Act. Passed in the House and endorsed by President Biden, the Protecting the Right to Organize Act...

Uber and Lyft drivers join day-long strike over working conditions Kari Paul in San Francisco © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: Lucy Nicholson/Reuters Hundreds of Uber and Lyft drivers have joined other app-based workers across the US for a day-long strike to protest against poor working conditions and demand the right to organize. The workers are calling for better wages and congressional support of the Pro Act, a bill that would provide protections for workers who atte...

KVRR Local News Labor activists hold rallies at four senators’ offices to gain support for Pro Act . We came here to tell you that its good for all Americans, all working people in this country, union or not." July 21, 2021 FARGO, N.D. & MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Community activists are fighting for a change to labor laws in Minnesota and North Dakota. After receiving support from Minnesota Democratic Senators Tina Smith and Amy Klobuchar, community activists are asking North Dakota Republic...

اسپتال میں کورونا کے مریضوں سے بیڈ بھر گئے، ڈاکٹر عبدالباری کراچی (ٹی وی رپورٹ) جیو کے مارننگ شو ’’جیو پاکستان‘‘ میں گفتگو کرتے ہوئے ترجمان دفتر خارجہ نے کہا ہے کہ بھارتی وزیر کے بیان کو ہم بھارت کا اعتراف سمجھتے ہیں، معاون خصوصی وزیراعظم رہنما پی ٹی آئی علی نواز اعوان نے ک�...

Union rally urges Blackburn, Hagerty to vote for PRO Act – Tennessee Lookout ▪ You must give Tennessee Lookout credit, including https://tennesseelookout.com and author. ▪ If you publish online, include the links from the story, and a link to Tennessee Lookout. ▪ Stories may be edited for in-house style or to shorten. More substantial changes should be noted as additional and conducted by your publication. ▪ You can publish our graphics and any photos that are credit to Tennessee Look...

The human cost of Doritos: Claims of 84-hour work weeks and stagnant wages at Frito-Lay factory where workers are on strike Alex Woodward © AP Ron Sadler, a 32-year employee at Frito-Lay’s facility in Topeka, Kansas, joins a union strike. - AP As of midnight on 5 July, hundreds of employees at one of the nation’s largest snack manufacturers went on strike, demanding better workplace protections and an end to forced overtime that has pushed Frito-Lay workers in Topeka, Kans...