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Strike! Barbara Ehrenreich Calls on TSA Workers to Walk Off Job in Protest of Government Shutdown

"Look at the way airport workers and federal employees, in general, are being treated." (Photo: Screenshot)

Backing Teachers, Sanders Says LA Strike Exposes National Need for 'Revolution in Public Education'

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

LA strike

"What we accept as normal today with regard to education, I want your grandchildren to tell you that you were crazy to accept," said the Vermont senator

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Protesting Outside GOP's 'Lavish Retreat,' Federal Workers Demand End to Shutdown Amid Growing Calls for Strike

Jake Johnson, staff writer

Government employees are "being treated in a mean and humiliating fashion,"...

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'Change Is Coming!' Congressional Dems Join Sanders in Proposing Bill to End 'Starvation Wages,' Ensuring $15 Per Hour for All Workers

Julia Conley, staff writer

"Every member of Congress should recognize the urgent need to raise the wage,...

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Warning of 'Catastrophic Event,' Air Traffic Controllers Union Official Says Flying 'Absolutely' Less Safe Due to Trump Shutdown

TSA Strike? As Trump and GOP Refuse to End Shutdown, Call Grows for Federal Workers to Rise Up

Beginning Walkout, Los Angeles Teachers Find Support From Sanders—But Not Corporate Democrats

Hundreds of Federal Workers Resort to GoFundMe to Cover Expenses as Trump Shutdown Drags On

'It's a Crisis Alright': Report Details Public Health, Safety Risks of Shutdown

30,000 LA Teachers 'Strike Ready' as District Refuses to Spend $1.86 Billion Reserve on Better Pay, Smaller Class Sizes

After Promising More Jobs From Trump Tax Cuts, Report Shows AT&T Has 'Done Just the Opposite' by Slashing Over 10,000 Jobs in 2018

Speaking Up for Oft-Ignored Workers, Rep. Ayanna Pressley Demands Back-Pay for Federal Contractors Harmed by Trump Shutdown

Striking workers outside Amazon's San Fernando de Henares warehouse in Spain.

An Example for Mistreated 'Workers Across the Globe,' Spanish Amazon Employees on Strike

From 'Depleted' Food Stores to Understaffed Health Clinics, Native Americans 'Among Hardest Hit' by Trump Shutdown

'Nothing Short of Inhumane': Federal Workers Sue Trump for Forcing Them To Work Dangerous Jobs Without Pay During Shutdown

As Workers Win Local Pay Hikes for 2019, Sanders Says 'We Must Raise Federal Minimum Wage to $15 an Hour'

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Patriotic Millionaires

"Smart Capitalists Know That We Need a Higher Minimum Wage"...

Chicago Teachers Union

Duncan Take on LA Educators' Strike Shows he Knows Nothing of Real Student Needs...

Institute for Policy Studies

New Report Highlights How Surging Inequality Widens the Racial Wealth Divide

American Federation of Teachers

Educators at Pittsburgh Charter School Win Union

Abdul El-Sayed's Statement on Arraignment for Disorderly Conduct at #Fightfor15 and SEIU Rally...

Patriotic Millionaires

GM Layoffs Caused by "The Failure of the Trump Economy"...

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Nancy J. Altman

Let’s Honor MLK’s Fight for Economic Justice by Expanding Social Security

Leo Gerard

The Indignity of Work Without Pay

John Nichols

Donald Trump Has Never Cared About Workers, and Never Will

RoseAnn DeMoro

10 Things We All Lose If Bernie Chooses Not to Run in 2020

Alycee Lane

Trump’s Federal Government Shutdown and Unpaid Dishwashers

Jesse Starkey

Arne Duncan's Attack on Los Angeles Public Teachers Shows He Doesn't Care About Real Student Needs

Roger Bybee

Masters of Our Domain: Foxconn and State Minions Seize Land

Erin McHenry-Sorber

3 Reasons to Pay Attention to the LA Teacher Strike

Steven Singer

LA Teachers Strike Is About Charter Schools and High Stakes Testing

Chris Hedges

The ‘Private Governments’ That Subjugate U.S. Workers

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