Commentary by Michael D. Yates A cornerstone of Donald Trump’s economic policies is tariffs. Claiming that just about every country in the world has ripped off the United States—even stating that the European Union was…
By Sonali Kolhatkar President Donald Trump has tapped a former board member of the private mail delivery corporation FedEx to be the next United States Postmaster General. David Steiner’s appointment as head of the public…
By Teresa Cotsirilos and Ted Genoways The U.S. food system is propped up by low-wage immigrant workers from farm to table. From California’s strawberry fields to Florida’s orange orchards, at least 70 percent of the…
By R. Allen Wight El Futuro Es Nuestro, or “It’s Our Future (IOF),” organizes H2-A and immigrant farmworkers in North Carolina and advocates on their behalf. The organization initially materialized out of grassroots demands for…
How this legal worker visa became a human trafficking scheme By Katie Nixdorf and Paul Blest In recent years, a massive scheme to traffic and exploit vulnerable agricultural workers has taken shape in the US….
By Noah Hurowitz An immigration raid in western New York on May 2 targeted a group of immigrants involved in a landmark statewide effort by farm workers to unionize. On Friday morning at around 9:30…
REI Union Organizer in Durham Wins Settlement By Durham Dispatch An REI Union organizer fired in May 2023 has reached a settlement with the outdoor retailer. Steven Pitts, a leader of the union drive at…
If We Don’t Stop Them By Hamilton Nolan The worst thing that the federal government has done to labor unions in my lifetime happened last night. Donald Trump signed an executive order saying that the…
By Michael Arria The next four years will be filled with battles as resistance springs up amid the administration’s assault on workers. The Trump administration has wasted no time attacking worker rights and bestowing even…
By Alex Brown ISSAQUAH, Wash. — President Donald Trump’s moves to slash the federal workforce have gutted the ranks of wildland firefighters and support personnel, fire professionals warn, leaving communities to face deadly consequences when…