‘Get back to work’: Amazon faces fresh scrutiny over workplace safety record Workers and labor advocates say the company’s injury rates and how it treats injured staff remain a problem

A training PowerPoint document obtained by the Guardian on “best practices” inside its AmCare in-house first aid unit, included slides on how to “maximize AMCARE Utilization”

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North Carolina cut voting sites at nation’s largest HBCU. Students are suing The board cut the sites weeks before the state’s 2026 primary election.

BREAKING: North Carolina students sue GOP officials to restore voting sites to the U.S.’ largest HBCU, and two campuses across the state.

The removals, which came weeks before the state’s 2026 primaries, were the latest from the GOP-led state election board to restrict voting in the Tar Heel State.

Target made a terrible decision to bend a knee to a wannabe oligarch - and Black and Brown workers and consumers stood up to flex their power. It looks like this incoming CEO is missing the point by not talking about their previous values or any respect for the people who make Target.

Trump's tax law will mostly benefit the rich, while leaving poorer Americans with less, CBO says President Donald Trump’s tax and spending law will result in less income for the poorest Americans while sending money to the riches, according to a new report from the nonpartisan Congressional Budge...

The big, ugly bill is already hurting families across the country.

From cutting jobs, to gutting Medicaid and SNAP food assistance—the bill is a dream for billionaires and a nightmare for working people who will see their costs go up by $1,200 a year.

Why Hasn’t Medical Science Cured Chronic Headaches? More than 1.2 billion people worldwide suffer from migraine and other debilitating conditions that are under-studied and often not taken seriously.

The problem of headaches may be as old as our species. Why doesn’t it receive more attention from the medical establishment?

Ford will launch a new EV platform and electric pickup truck at Louisville plant • Tennessee Lookout Ford Motor Company will invest nearly $2 billion to convert a longtime auto manufacturing plant in Louisville to build electric vehicles.

Even as production at Ford Motor Company's West Tennessee facility gets delayed again, the automaker announced it will invest nearly $2 billion in a manufacturing plant in Louisville to build electric vehicles from a new platform adaptable to multiple vehicle types. From @kentuckylantern.com.

Another nonpartisan study confirms: under this latest tax scam, the rich get richer and the poor get poorer.

Because of anti-worker yes-men in Congress, income for the poorest will drop by $1,200/year while boosting income for the wealthiest by $13,600. thehill.com/homenews/hou...

Justice for sandwich bro!

Labor Federation, Unions File New Lawsuit to Defend Federal Workers’ Collective Bargaining Rights | AFL-CIO Organizations representing working people across the federal government, including professional and technical employees, overseas teachers, and workers in shipbuilding, maritime and construction trade...

This EO stifles the voices of over a million workers, including our members at the Overseas Federation of Teachers. We will continue our fight in the courts, on the streets, and in Congress to uphold the law & the right of workers to have a dignified life. aflcio.org/press/releas...

By the Numbers: Republican Reconciliation Law Will Take Health Coverage Away From Millions of People and Raise Families’ Costs | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities The Republican reconciliation law, enacted on July 4, will take health coverage away from millions of people and dramatically raise health care costs for millions more.

Who will Medicaid cuts hurt?

Families. Children. Folks in rural areas. Folks with disabilities & chronic conditions.

All in all, about 15M Americans will lose Medicaid & health coverage from Trump & Congressional Republicans' plan.

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60 Years Later, Medicare and Medicaid Hang On By A Thread After Republicans Pass Devastating Tax Bill

On the 60th anniversary of Medicare and Medicaid, Protect Our Care is highlighting the catastrophic impact the GOP tax bill will have on these life-saving programs.

Private Equity Finds Opportunity in America’s Child Care Crisis Parents in the US pay an average of $11,582 per year for child care for children under the age of 15. And private equity sees an opportunity, by racing to consolidate independent daycares. Easy access...

Private equity is asset-stripping another essential service—childcare—prioritizing profits over kids' well-being. It's time for the federal government to make childcare universally accessible and keep financial predators out. www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/...

Bold Ideas For A New Progressive Majority - Institute for Policy Studies The Institute for Policy Studies, The Nation, and Public Citizen in partnership with the Wallace Global Fund present the 2nd Annual Henry A. Wallace Symposium.

Excited to be moderating a panel at this event on Thurs., July 17 on "Creating an Economy that Empowers Working People" with Erica Smiley of @jwj.org and @faiz.bsky.social of @moreperfectunion.bsky.social
Details and free tix: ips-dc.org/event/2nd-he...

@janiehaddad.bsky.social wanna explore beautiful overland park Kansas in October?

Each passing week reinforces the conclusion that if the labor movement is going to prove its value to federal workers it’s going to be in the streets, not in court.

Fair, I was/am still trying to think of another way to describe it from a headline perspective. Dizzyingly fast sounds so expedient & efficient, or that the new barriers are to slow it down. Just workshopping language!

Why the "dizzyingly fast" part of the headline?

fun fact for washingtonians: if you tap into the quoted thread, there’s a call script for patty murray.

you can help her do her job by explaining the language of the budget bill that would strip healthcare from trans people that she’s supposed to be reviewing as a member of the budget committee!

Trump’s Reverse Robin Hood Agenda Hits Home Stretch The Big Beautiful Bill will benefit the rich and hurt the poor, while reducing economic growth and causing mass death. Other than that, it’s perfect.

While Congressional committees debate specifics of Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill, working class Americans hang in the balance. From @ddayen.bsky.social with the latest on Trump’s beautiful disaster.
https://trib.al/6PdkxV5

NEW: Gov. Hochul announces that the state is dedicating $50 million for legal assistance for immigrants like those who may be targeted by ICE when leaving the federal courthouse

The Big Bets on AI We’re at peak AI hype.

Billions are being thrown at AI right now. https://slate.trib.al/o0m7zBM

Congressional Report Shows 'Workers Lose, Very Wealthiest Win' Under GOP Plans | Common Dreams As Trump and Republicans in Congress pursue a package that would give tax breaks to the wealthy by gutting programs for the working class, Democrats on the Joint Economic Committee released a report d...

One Democrat said the new congressional report displays how "those who make up the backbone of our country—firefighters, teachers, truck drivers, and others—will all face higher costs because of President Trump's plans." www.commondreams.org/news/trump-w...

Fear Spreads At Veterans Affairs Hospitals As Trump Job Cuts Loom VA nurses warn that veteran care could deteriorate even if frontline workers are exempt from layoffs. “When you lay off support staff, our jobs get harder."

VA nurses warn that veteran care could deteriorate even if frontline workers are exempt from layoffs. “When you lay off support staff, our jobs get harder."

Dems Press Palantir on Trump-Era Contracts for 'Mega-Database' of Americans' Info | Common Dreams "We are concerned that Palantir's software could be used to enable domestic operations that violate Americans' rights."

"We are concerned that Palantir's software could be used to enable domestic operations that violate Americans' rights," say a group of Democratic U.S. lawmakers.

SEIU 925 and Lewelyn Dixon’s Fight for Freedom On the Line interviewed Tricia Schroeder, President of SEIU Local 925, on their campaign to free Lewelyn Dixon, a member of Local 925 at the University of Washington.

Bosses love to pit U.S.-born workers against immigrants so we’re too busy blaming each other to fight back.

Don’t fall for it. The real problem isn’t your neighbor or your co-worker—it’s the boss holding back your wages, safety, and healthcare. seiu.co/45ulJZk

Why New York’s first farmworker union deal is a win for seasonal workers Passed in 2019, the Farm Laborers Fair Labor Practices Act allows farmworkers in New York to unionize.

Why New York’s first farmworker union deal is a win for seasonal workers — and the food supply chain

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The Trump admin keeps detaining and prosecuting elected officials who get in his way A timeline of authoritarianism.

Judge Hannah Dugan, Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, Rep. LaMonica McIver, Sen. Alex Padilla, and now Brad Lander.

The Trump administration keeps detaining and prosecuting elected officials who get in its way.

This is the timeline of authoritarianism.

Senate Republicans Propose Gutting Medicaid Further To Make Trump Tax Cuts Permanent The Senate Finance Committee, which oversees changes made to taxes and social...

Senate Republicans Propose Gutting Medicaid Further To Make Trump Tax Cuts Permanent talkingpointsmemo.com/news/senate-...

‘It ain’t right’: West Virginia residents protest another proposed rate hike from AEP • West Virginia Watch Advocates and residents gathered at the West Virginia Public Service Commission to speak out against another proposed electric rate hike.

Advocates and residents gathered at the West Virginia Public Service Commission on Tuesday to speak out against another proposed electric rate hike from Appalachian Power and Wheeling Power Company, reports @caitycoyne.bsky.social.