Tag: opinion
OPINION: Is America on the mend? YES
By PAUL KRUGMAN
Almost four years have passed since Covid-19 struck. In America, the pandemic killed well over a million people and left millions more...
OPINION: The ‘Year of Labor’ in 2023 was just the beginning
By LIZ SHULER
President
AFL-CIO
When Alicia Weaver, a guest room attendant at the MGM Grand Detroit, went on strike last year with UNITE HERE, she didn’t...
OPINION: The absurdity of U.S. Steel selling out
By LUCAS KUNCE
Labor-endorsed candidate U.S. Senate
The most absurd thing about a giant Japanese corporation like Nippon Steel trying to buy U.S. Steel is that...
OPINION: How OSHA’s walkaround rule would save lives
By DAVID MCCALL
President
United Steelworkers
Kyle Downour, unit chair for United Steelworkers (USW) Local 1-346, threw himself into consoling fellow union members after a fire and...
OPINION: This holiday season is a reminder that workers need federally-protected...
By CHRISTOPHER HENDRIX
Center for Economic Progress
The holidays are coming up and many Americans are looking forward to some time off. Unfortunately, some workers may...
OPINION: Josh Hawley is vulnerable in next year’s Senate election. Even...
By JASON KANDER
If you’ve followed election coverage over the last year or so, the pundits might lead you to believe something new is happening.
Despite...
OPINION: Labor’s very good year – momentum matters
By Noam Scheiber
The New York Times
Employers do have real advantages when seeking to suppress unions. If an employer fires a worker for trying to...
OPINION: Conservative mega-donor Leonard Leo tied to 69% of Right-Wing amicus...
By Sharon Zhang
The past two years have seen among the most extreme and regressive Supreme Court decisions in modern U.S. history, with conservative...
OPINION: Nikki Haley is coming for your retirement
By PAUL KRUGMAN
It feels like years ago, but actually only a few months have passed since many big Republican donors seemed to believe that...
OPINION: Optimizing equity is key to meeting our infrastructure goals
By LEAH RAMBO
While much has changed for the better in the building trades since my career began in 1988, there’s still a long way...