Tag: opinion
YOUR LETTERS: To the union members of St. Louis
As mayor, I’m working to build a St. Louis where every family can thrive – no matter their background, color of their skin, or...
OPINION: How corporations usurped American political power
By ROBERT REICH
The corporate takeover of American politics started with a man and a memo you’ve probably never heard of.
In 1971, the U.S. Chamber...
OPINION: Washington Window: 2022 — The year ‘movement’ returned to the...
By MARK GRUENBERG
Editor, Press Associates Union News Service
In past years, Press Associates Union News Service would plow (literally) through our front pages for the...
2022 was a banner year for workers, AFL-CIO says
By LIZ SHULER, President, AFL-CIO
and
FRED REDMOND, Secretary-Treasurer, AFL-CIO
At the end of each year, we like to look back at where we’ve been. It’s good...
OPINION: To protect working families, raise corporate taxes — not interest...
Instead of just relying on job-killing interest rate hikes, policymakers should directly address the problem of price gouging.
By SARAH BARON
The New York Times recently...
OPINION: The most important strike in higher education you might not...
By ROBERT REICH
A few days ago I spoke to some of the striking academic workers at the University of California.
These second-class workers reflect the...
OPINION: Investing in workers’ rights
By TOM CONWAY
International President
United Steelworkers
Some workers began delaying doctor’s appointments and others started delving deeply into their pockets for care when Tecnocap illegally slashed...
YOUR LETTERS: Tell your senators to fund the NLRB
For eight years, anti-union politicians in Congress have kept the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) on a starvation diet, effectively decreasing its budget by...
OPINION: Illinois Workers’ Rights Amendment sets new bar for state worker...
Other state legislatures should seize the moment to advance worker, racial, and gender justice in 2023
By JENNIFER SHERER
Economic Policy Institute
On election day, Illinois voters...
OPINION: Working people key in driving midterm wins — and we’re...
By LIZ SHULER
President
AFL-CIO
The pundits had it all figured out. All the polling data and conventional wisdom pointed to a shift in power in both...