When Marty Walsh leaped straight from the top of a trade union federation to Boston City Hall in 2014, local businesses braced for the impact of a labor leader and his progressive policies. They had little to fear from the new mayor. The following year saw “arguably the biggest building boom in the history of …
Card-carrying union member Walsh, Biden’s Labor nominee, wins businesses’ respect Read More »
News broke last week that meatpacking companies exported a record amount of pork to China after using warnings of shortages to get Donald Trump to order them to stay open despite massive coronavirus outbreaks in their plants. Sens. Cory Booker and Elizabeth Warren are not letting that issue go, sending a letter to the CEOs of top meatpacking …
Union representing meatpacking workers pushes for more frequent COVID-19 testing Read More »
Outrage over the police murder of George Floyd launched Black Lives Matter protests across the country and world. Most actions are being organized by young black people. While many are working-class and at least some are anti-capitalist, few protests are formally part of the labor movement. That may change this Friday when the most radical …
The Most Radical Union in the U.S. Is Shutting Down the Ports on Juneteenth Read More »
The Trump administration is being sued by the largest union representing federal workers, which claims a new executive order that restricts union representation during work hours is unlawful and violates the First Amendment rights of its members. The executive order was among three that Trump issued last Friday that rolled back union protections and the …
Trump administration sued after trying to gut federal workers’ union rights Read More »
From locally grown, organic greens to grass-fed beef, we care about the food that comes out of the kitchen—but what about the workers who chop, grill, sauté and serve our food? Today, the restaurant industry is one of the largest and fastest growing industries in the United States. Despite its size and growth, the industry …
What’s Really Happening Behind the Kitchen Door? Read More »
Madeline Messa is a 3L at Syracuse University College of Law. She graduated from Penn State with a degree in journalism. With her legal research and writing for Workplace Fairness, she strives to equip people with the information they need to be their own best advocate.
