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MINNEAPOLIS—The 589 doctors at Minnesota’s Allina Health Care chain were onto something when they voted in late 2022 to unionize with the Service Employees: When hospital chains privatize in pursuit of profits, the quality of patient care goes down—way down--compared to a control group of othe...
WASHINGTON—Hundreds of auto workers gathered for their legislative conference here this week talked with one another and some of those talked with People's World about politics. They made one thing clear: They will only back a pro-labor president.
WASHINGTON—With Democratic President Joseph Biden standing right next to him, United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain is virtually guaranteed to announce the union’s endorsement at the end of UAW’s Legislative Conference in D.C. today, January 24. The endorsement was expected.
WASHINGTON—In their successful “Stand Up!” rolling strike that won big gains and givebacks last year, the Auto Workers found out Ford, GM and Stellantis—formerly FiatChrysler —had one “red line” in bargaining they would not let the union cross: A guaranteed retirement for their workers...
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Supreme Court’s right-wing bloc seems on the verge of a massive shift in federal power from an elected Congress and administrative agencies like the National Labor Relations Board accountable to lawmakers—to unelected and unaccountable federal judges, especially on the High...