75,000 Kaiser Permanente Health Care Workers Are Ready to Strike This Week
Ringo Chiu/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.In just three days, the Kaiser Permanente union coalition could begin what they say will be the largest strike of health care workers in US history. On September 22, the Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions issued notice…
There’s Nothing Pro-Labor About Trump’s Visit to Michigan
Melina Mara/The Washington Post/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.In early 2017, the Chamber of Commerce published the top 10 policies it wanted to see change under Donald Trump at the National Labor Relations Board. Trump’s appointees, along with the Supreme Court majority he…
“Folks, Stick With It”: Biden Becomes the First US President to Visit a Picket Line
President Joe Biden with UAW President Shawn Fain on Tuesday.Evan Vucci/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Joe Biden became the first president in US history to visit a picket line in support of union workers when he joined UAW members on Tuesday during their…
How Does the American Climate Corps Compare to Its Predecessor?
Lev Radin/AP On Wednesday, the Biden administration launched the American Climate Corps, a climate-focused youth job training program. The plan will put some 20,000 people to work doing clean energy, wildfire prevention, and coastal resilience jobs and has already cost $150 million in investment. It’s far from the original vision, which Biden announced in 2021 and which would have…
America’s New Climate Corps Will Need to be a Lot Bigger
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) speaks at a press conference on President Joe Biden’s launch of the American Climate Corps.Allison Bailey/AP This story was originally published by Wired and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Climate change is the greatest threat humanity has ever faced, and the United States has begun mobilizing an army to fight…
Is the Writer’s Strike Nearing an End? Today Will Be a Crucial Test for Negotiators.
On Friday, members of the The Writers Guild of America picketed ABC studios during a taping of The View. Negotiations continued across the weekend in LA.Matthew Rodier/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Is the months-long writers’ strike finally coming to an end? We should…