As the toxic aftermath of the major Norfolk Southern derailment plays out, Railroad Workers United calls for public ownership of a system beset with “profiteering, pillaging and irresponsibility.”
Rail Workers Urge Nationalization Amid Ohio Disaster
Category: Labor
A Full-Scale Attack on Ukraine’s Labor Rights
Georgii Sandul surveys the anti-labor effects of laws passed in the last year and notes that they do not bring the country any closer to joining the E.U.
Non-Compete Agreements Riddle US Job Market
An employment pact that seems designed for people in high-level positions of confidentiality are being signed by all kinds of workers — so many that the Federal Trade Commission is considering outlawing the practice.
Anti-Strike Bill: Step Toward Forced Labor in Britain?
The government seems willing to undermine the very bedrock of human rights law to keep employees at work, writes Aidan McQuade.
UK Workers Launch Largest Strike in Over a Decade
The walkout comes a day after members of Parliament approved an anti-strike bill that, if made into law, would enforce “minimum service levels” for railroads and emergency services, Julia Conley reports.
France Erupts Against Macron’s Pension Plan
Despite widespread opposition to raising the retirement age, many French lawmakers remain determined to fulfill the president’s election pledge to overhaul the nation’s pension system, Kenny Stancil reports.
Workers and Democracy
Vijay Prashad highlights workers’ struggles in the second half of the 20th century against Third World dictatorial regimes put in place by anti-communist oligarchies and their allies in the West.
US Supreme Court About to Eviscerate the Right to Strike
Marjorie Cohn goes over a case involving a 2017 Teamsters strike against a concrete company in Seattle that is now before the High Court’s pro-corporate super majority.
A Case for Nationalizing US Airlines
Outside the United States, in countries ranging from Argentina and Malaysia to Finland and Fiji, airlines essentially operate as a public utility, not an opportunity for big CEO paydays, writes Sam Pizzigati.
Portuguese & British Nurses Fight Destruction of Health Systems
The health system in Portugal, like the NHS, has been an object of interest for the private sector for a very long time, reports Ana Vracar.