Tag: opinion
OPINION: The pressing threat to workers isn’t AI, it’s unbalanced employer...
By JOSH BIVENS
Chief economist
and
BEN ZIPPERER
Senior economist
Economic Policy Institute
Artificial intelligence (AI), like most technological advances that have come before, is unlikely to be a direct...
OPINION: Let’s build ships in America
By DAVID MCCALL
President
United Steelworkers
Salem, Ohio (PAI) – James Crawford served five years in the U.S. Marine Corps maintaining the radar systems on super-sophisticated warplanes...
OPINION: Hey ALEC, be careful what you wish for
By BENJAMIN SACHS
Boston (PAI) – The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), which unites business lobbyists and executives with state lawmakers and officials to craft...
OPINION: We are all people in the same fight
By DAVID COOK
President
UFCW Local 655
I don’t normally directly address comments made by a candidate or politician unless they are in specific reference to the...
OPINION: The 2024 election is about the rich stealing from the...
A fight over extending provisions of Trump’s tax cuts is at stake in November’s election. Ultimately, the race is about money.
By SONALI KOLHATKAR
There are...
OPINION: Immigrants are not hurting U.S.-born workers
Six facts to set the record straight
By DANIEL COSTA and HEIDI SHIERHOLZ
Economic Policy Institute
The immigrant share of the labor force reached a record high...
OPINION: Donald Trump wants to poison the soul of the Labor...
Trump is trying to court union members by saying he’s a “friend” to Labor — but he’s actually a billionaire scab out to strip...
OPINION: Forget elections, build your union
Political power comes from Labor power, not vice versa.
By HAMILTON NOLAN
In These Times
It’s a presidential election year. Are you happy? Excited? Ha. Of course...
YOUR LETTERS: Increase teacher pay, give voters a say on shorter...
Two weeks ago, legislation to raise teacher pay and increase investments in kids and classrooms operating a traditional five-day school week was approved in...
YOUR LETTERS: Optimistic for a productive 2024
Shadowed by weekslong gridlock at the beginning, the Senate body is finally debating bills, and I am optimistic for a productive 2024.
Anticipating a constitutional...