Economy / September 4, 2023 The NLRB’s Recent Decisions Are Good News for Workers But while both are worth celebrating, there are still no shortcuts to the hard organizing work needed to win life-changing contracts. Jane McAlevey Ad Policy Jennifer Abruzzo in Washington, D.C. (Bill O’Leary / The Washington Post via Getty Images) Workers in…
Politics / September 4, 2023 Most Pro-Labor President in History? Joe Biden’s Not There Yet. Biden’s done a lot. But he’s got to do a lot more to get union membership numbers up. John Nichols Ad Policy US President Joe Biden speaks in the East Room of the White House on the first anniversary of…
Today 5:00 am Top 10 Labor Day Songs Top 10 Labor Day Songs In honor of Labor Day, here’s a stab at the impossible task of naming the best songs ever written about working people. Peter Rothberg September 4, 2023 Woody Guthrie. (CC) Subscribe to The Nation Subscribe now for as little as $2 a…
2 hours ago About sharing In Lebanon, the UN says one in every 10 families send their children to work By Alice Cuddy BBC News The future of millions of children is at risk as growing numbers are pulled out of school and into work, the head of the United Nations’ labour body has told…
33 minutes ago About sharing TransPennine Express was brought under government control after months of complaints about delays and cancellations By Jonathan Fagg and Emily Unia BBC England Britain’s busiest railway stations with the highest rates of cancelled trains this year have been revealed. As of 31 July, Huddersfield has had more than 5,500 scheduled…
35 minutes ago About sharing Several women died from suicide or ill health after fathers accused of abuse applied for contact with their kids By Ed Thomas Special Correspondent Five mums have died after family courts allowed fathers accused of abuse to apply for contact with their children, a BBC investigation has found. Some took…
12 minutes ago About sharing One man had to be rescued from his car by a firefighter in Spain’s eastern Castelló province By Malu Cursino BBC News Several weather warnings have been issued across Spain as heavy rain causes major flooding across parts of the country. Maximum red weather alerts are in place in the…
12 minutes ago About sharing By Paul Adams, international correspondent, & Malu Cursino BBC News Ukraine’s Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov has been dismissed from his post, the country’s leader Volodymyr Zelensky has announced. Mr Reznikov had led the ministry since before the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022. In his nightly address, President…
4 hours ago About sharing Watch: Eritrean protesters clash with police who fire stun grenades and tear gas By Yolande Knell BBC News, Jerusalem Israel is considering tough steps including the immediate deportation of Eritrean asylum seekers involved in riots in Tel Aviv on Saturday. Some 170 people were injured in violent clashes with police…
1 hour ago About sharing By Ione Wells Political correspondent Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer is expected to reshuffle his shadow cabinet on Monday. The long-awaited change of Labour’s top team coincides with MPs returning to Westminster from their summer break. There is much speculation over what role Sir Keir may give his deputy leader…