Tag: opinion
OPINION: A broken U.S. retirement system has stranded vulnerable older workers
The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated the plight of many older U.S. workers who cannot afford to retire yet are stuck in bad jobs or forced...
OPINION: Tireless efforts by working people to engage voters made a...
By LIZ SHULER
President
AFL-CIO
Washington (PAI) — While it may be days or weeks until every vote is counted and we know the full results of...
OPINION: Why ‘green’ energy zealots are unhappy with $369 billion climate...
By NEWTON B. JONES
International President, Boilermakers
One would think that even the most fanatical “green” energy advocates would be ecstatic about the $740 billion Inflation...
OPINION: ‘Winter is coming’: Silicon Valley workers on the brink of...
By MEAGHAN ELLIS
AlterNet
Tech workers in Silicon Valley have experienced unprecedented growth over the past decade. But now things are about to change as Big...
OPINION: ‘Ludicrous and terrifying’: Gas prices could determine ‘the fate of...
By ALEX HENDERSON
AlterNet
With the United States seeing its worst inflation since the early 1980s, Republicans are blaming President Joe Biden and the Democratic...
OPINION: Illinois Amendment 1 acts on basic protections
By MIKE MATEJKA
Should workers have a right to speak out about safety conditions, organize together and negotiate with their employers? That is the question...
OPINION: On worker wellness
BY A.D. THOMPSON
Constructor Magazine
For most of the history of the construction industry, says Cal Beyer, the topic of mental health has been taboo. Addressing...
OPINION: American factory jobs are booming again under Biden
By SAHID FAWAZ
Labor 411
After plummeting during the pandemic, American manufacturing jobs are roaring back.
The New York Times reports:
“Ever since American manufacturing entered a long...
OPINION: Starbucks CEO is blind to the publicity in Labor organizing
By JASON SATTLER
Howard Schultz, the billionaire who built the Starbucks brand into one of the globe’s favorite recreational drug dealers, returned in April as...
OPINION: Jobless rate lowest in half a century
By ALEX HENDERSON
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the United States unemployment rate fell to 3.6 percent in March, meaning the...