Every Boss Has a Weak Spot. Find and Use It.
An excerpt from Labor Notes’ book, “Secrets of a Successful Organizer,” this blog advises employees to influence their workplaces from within.
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Inflation and Your Next Union Contract
What’s going on with inflation? It’s a question that everyone is asking, and one that is particularly important for anyone entering bargaining this year. We can’t predict what is to come, but the evidence from the past year hasn’t been good for workers. The Consumer Price Index rose by more than 8 percent, its fastest …
This Supreme Court also hates worker power
This week, the Supreme Court gutted abortion rights. This is a workers’ issue, in a country where many struggle to afford an abortion and lack the paid leave needed to take multiple days off work to travel out of state for abortion access as state bans go into effect. The Economic Policy Institute’s Heidi Shierholz points out research …
VOTERS SUPPORT HOLDING CORPORATIONS ACCOUNTABLE FOR LABOR CONTRACTING ABUSES
Recent polling confirms that voters who live in battleground districts overwhelmingly want their Congressional representatives to hold corporations accountable to the workers who build their business and their wealth. Voters want legislators to make it harder for companies to call workers “independent contractors”; they want lawmakers to discourage companies from contracting with temp and staffing …
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The Pandemic’s Impact on Workers and Looking Towards a Just Recovery
NELP’s roadmap for a Just Recovery is based on our vision for bold structural change and on our fall 2020 survey of workers on the COVID frontlines, people who lost their jobs, and other community members seriously impacted by this disease and the failure of so many of our lawmakers and employers to properly address its dangers. …
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Comic Book Answers: Why Do Workers Need a New ‘Bill of Rights’?
A comic book developed by the North Carolina State AFL-CIO aims to answer the question of why we need a new “Bill of Rights” in this country to turn the tide of economic and societal forces back in favor of working people during the current pandemic and beyond. The ‘Bill of Rights’ We Need Now More Than …
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What a Just Transition Would Actually Mean for Workers
just tran•si•tion noun 1. A framework to address the livelihoods and needs of the workers and communities most impacted by the switch to renewable energy“We want [a plan to] mobilize the economy in a way that transitions us off of fossil fuels in 11 years, but also protects every single worker [and] their ability to have a job and healthcare.” —Nicole …
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Five Reasonable Accommodations at Work
With workplaces reopening in the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic, people with all types of disabilities are wondering if they can ask their employer for what they need. Here are five common ADA accommodations and how the law has treated them. The good news is that, with some thought, many of these adjustments will benefit …
How Workplace Rights Could Change for Remote Workers
Knowing your workplace rights protects you In every civil society, certain rights have been put in place to guarantee equity and fairness for all. The same goes for every workplace. Every employee has certain rights that they are entitled to that provide a safe and non-toxic environment where they can thrive and excel. These rights …
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A Brief Look at Today’s Workers Rights and Protections
Workers used to be at the mercy of their employers when the topic of job-related safety and benefits arose, to say nothing of hiring and promotions. Now, after a push for employee rights gained momentum late in the 20th century, the result was a series of important laws that millions of Americans rely on for …
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