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The Costs of Restricting Abortion? More Than $130 Billion Per Year.

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When the US Supreme Court decided to overrule Roe v. Wade three years ago, the ruling had sweeping consequences for public health, making pregnancy much riskier, leading to the preventable deaths of pregnant women, and causing a spike in infant mortality. Now, research suggests the country has also suffered hundreds of billions of dollars in […]

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“A Direct Attack on Women”: Lawmakers Demand Labor Secretary Preserve the Women’s Bureau

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Democratic lawmakers are demanding Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer preserve the Women’s Bureau following recent reporting from Mother Jones that the Trump administration is seeking to eliminate the 105-year-old, congressionally mandated office charged with supporting women in the workforce. On Monday afternoon, 34 members of the Democratic Women’s Caucus sent Chavez-DeRemer a letter demanding the labor […]

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European Dockworkers Are Refusing to Load Weapons for Israel’s Genocide in Gaza

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The labor actions are built on a decades-long tradition of internationalism, anti-militarism, and anti-imperialism.

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Labor Leader Released on Bond After Being Swept Up in ICE’s Violent Raid of LA

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SEIU California President David Huerta was arrested while protesting the Trump administration’s militarized raid of LA.

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Trump’s War on OSHA Could Spell the End for Biden-Era Heat Protections

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A proposed rule from the Biden administration would protect 36 million workers from the hazards of extreme heat.

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Trump Wants To Eliminate a 105-Year-Old Office That Supports Women Workers

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When the Secretary of the Department of Labor (DOL), Lori Chavez-DeRemer, testified before the House Appropriations Committee last month, she seemed to assure worried lawmakers that the more than century-old, congressionally-mandated Women’s Bureau was here to stay.  “The Women’s Bureau is in statute,” Chavez-DeRemer said in response to a question from Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) about […]

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Trump’s Tax-Free Overtime Proposal Misses the Obvious: Employers Should Pay More

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If bosses want to force workers to put in extra hours, then they should be the ones who pick up the tab, not taxpayers.

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After Elon Musk’s Federal Chainsaw, What Comes Next for Labor?

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Kelly Hayes and Eric Blanc unpack the fallout of Musk’s cuts and assess where things stand for the labor movement.

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