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The latest article out in New Green Horizon is Rick Greenblatt's An #Ecosocialist Perspective on Resisting #Trump!
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As capitalism evolves, automation aims to replace human work, treating people as costs while amortizing machines. This dynamic undermines labor power. Explore more: https://ift.tt/wNGpaxC #Automation #Capitalism #LaborRights #byAI
ift.ttworking for capitalists – Harold Jarche
#Labor #LaborRights #WorkersRights #Petition Amazon Workers Deserve Safe Workplaces | Coworker.org
https://www.coworker.org/petitions/amazon-workers-deserve-safe-workplaces?source=moveon
Coworker.orgAmazon Workers Deserve Safe WorkplacesMore than 40% of Amazon workers reported being injured on the job in a survey the same year those profits were made, with the number increasing to over 50% for those employed more than three years. A Senate investigation even found that Amazon workers were nearly twice as likely to be injured compared to workers at other warehouses in the industry!
These statistics reveal a damning pattern of workplace injuries at Amazon facilities. The high frequency of lifting heavy items, long hours, and...
#Philippines: #LaborRights group calls for abolition of National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict, said to label labor groups as insurrectionists and subjecting them to violence
Mass rallies on April 5
Interview: "Workers vs. Musk"
"Trump has pushed to end collective bargaining rights for nearly half the federal workforce in a new executive order that calls them “hostile” to his agenda."
"Unions say the order is the biggest attack on the labor movement in U.S. history...designed to silence workers"
~Everett Kelley, American Federation of Government Employees
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/4/1/everett_kelley_trump_unions
#trump #musk #uspol #laborrights #usunions #april5rally #autocracy #resist .
Democracy Now! · Workers vs. Musk: Federal Unions Resist Attacks on Bargaining Rights & Cuts to Essential Services
Mass rallies on April 5
Interview: "Workers vs. Musk"
"Trump has pushed to end collective bargaining rights for nearly half the federal workforce in a new executive order that calls them “hostile” to his agenda."
"Unions say the order is the biggest attack on the labor movement in U.S. history...designed to silence workers"
~Everett Kelley, American Federation of Government Employees
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/4/1/everett_kelley_trump_unions
#trump #musk #uspol #laborrights #usunions #april5rally #autocracy #resist .
Democracy Now! · Workers vs. Musk: Federal Unions Resist Attacks on Bargaining Rights & Cuts to Essential Services
Having an anti-labor governor sucks. 
“The bill is expected to pass the Colorado House and be fast-tracked to Gov. Jared Polis, who will ultimately decide its fate. ... Though a Democrat, he’s previously drawn the ire of Colorado’s labor movement by vetoing several pro-worker bills. Labor leaders suggest that if he continues down that path, he may damage his future prospects.”
#Politics #USPolitics #UnionStrong #LaborRights #DemocracyVsOligarchy #WorkersRights
https://prospect.org/labor/2025-04-03-americas-only-half-right-to-work-state-colorado-unions/
The American Prospect · America’s Only Half-Right-to-Work State May Finally Treat Unions FairlyColorado’s Democratic legislature is passing a bill to make worker organizations more feasible. But will the Democratic governor sign it?
Mass rallies on April 5
Interview: "Workers vs. Musk"
"Trump has pushed to end collective bargaining rights for nearly half the federal workforce in a new executive order that calls them “hostile” to his agenda."
"Unions say the order is the biggest attack on the labor movement in U.S. history...designed to silence workers"
~Everett Kelley, American Federation of Government Employees
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/4/1/everett_kelley_trump_unions
#trump #musk #uspol #laborrights #usunions #april5rally #autocracy #resist .
Democracy Now! · Workers vs. Musk: Federal Unions Resist Attacks on Bargaining Rights & Cuts to Essential Services
Today: Former FTC Commissioner Alvaro Bedoya’s testimony on AI and labor issues, and connections to public policy and worker rights.
House Judiciary Committee hearing on 'Artifcial Intelligence: Examining Trends in Innovation and Competition", April 2, 2025.
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I'm often leery of sharing stories like this because the point isn't, and cannot be, that anti-trans policies and the dehumanization of trans people in our society is bad, because it also affects cis people, particularly women, in horrifyingly negative ways. One of the primary reasons we've facing down a politically empowered fascist Trump regime, is that Americans as a society have already accepted the idea that some people don't matter, and aren't human enough for the full spectrum of human rights; even if the folks making those arguments rarely admit what they're actually arguing for in a big picture sense. As in the case of Muslims, migrants, student protestors and women who want to control their own bodies, our society's casual disregard for the human and civil rights of trans people has acted as a permission gate for the Trump regime's larger project to strip the rights of anyone they don't like, or who dares to speak out in dissent.
Despite my reservations about centering cis experiences when talking about the anti-trans pogrom however, the fact is that cis women *are* negatively affected by the war on trans existences in both a micro and macro sense; whether it's hate-fueled transinvestigators invading women's bathrooms to "protect women," or the way anti-trans propaganda serves as a stepping stone for larger patriarchal efforts to possess women's bodies, this is a very real consequence of a normalized anti-trans pogrom that dehumanizes, otherizes, and criminalizes trans people (particularly trans women.) Furthermore, as the story of Dani Davis, a Florida woman fired by Walmart for being tall enough to trigger abusive behavior from a raging transphobe, demonstrates - the reality is that a society that isn't prepared to stand up for the human rights of trans people, isn't likely to stand up for the human rights of women, or workers, either.
For more on that, let's turn to this short (14 minute) video by Mike Figueredo from THR:
The Humanist Report: Walmart Fires Cis Employee *BECAUSE* She Was Harassed by Transphobic Customer in Bathroom
"A Walmart employee named Dani Davis was accosted and threatened by a transphobic customer during her shift, and she was subsequently fired because of it. The customer followed her into the bathroom and accused her of being a man and yelled transphobic slurs at her. Days after she reported the incident to her supervisor, she was fired because she supposedly posed a “security risk” to others in the store. In this video we’ll talk about this disturbing story and discuss how transphobia harms ALL women; both trans and cis alike."
Mass rallies on April 5
Interview: "Workers vs. Musk"
"Trump has pushed to end collective bargaining rights for nearly half the federal workforce in a new executive order that calls them “hostile” to his agenda."
"Unions say the order is the biggest attack on the labor movement in U.S. history...designed to silence workers"
~Everett Kelley, American Federation of Government Employees
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/4/1/everett_kelley_trump_unions
#trump #musk #uspol #laborrights #usunions #april5rally #autocracy .
Democracy Now! · Workers vs. Musk: Federal Unions Resist Attacks on Bargaining Rights & Cuts to Essential Services
Italy: homicide charges against Italian farmer following worker’s death http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TJvYqL #Italy #HomicideCharges #WorkerSafety #LaborRights #Agriculture
In Sweden, unions and employers have agreed on a 6.4% pay rise over two years. An inquiry on revoking residency permits will present conclusions today, and the 'spårbyte' law is now inactive for work permit holders. How do these changes impact worker rights and privacy protections? #Sweden #LaborRights
Read more: https://steelefamlaw.com/6qn3pB
The Local Sweden · Today in Sweden: A roundup of the latest news on Tuesday
Interview: "Workers vs. Musk"
"Trump has pushed to end collective bargaining rights for nearly half the federal workforce in a new executive order that calls them “hostile” to his agenda."
"Unions say the order is the biggest attack on the labor movement in U.S. history...designed to silence workers"
~Everett Kelley, American Federation of Government Employees,
Check out mass rallies on April 5
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/4/1/everett_kelley_trump_unions
#trump #musk #uspol #laborrights #usunions #april5rally #autocracy .
#Labor #LaborRights #WorkersRights #TakeAction: Stop This National Anti-Union Law!
https://actionnetwork.org/letters/take-action-stop-this-national-anti-union-law-2
actionnetwork.orgTake Action: Stop This National Anti-Union Law! When Republicans control the House, Senate, and Executive branches at the state level, they tend to pass Orwellian anti-union legislation they call ‘Right to Work’ laws. Now that Donald Trump is in the White House and Republicans control both chambers of Congress, they are making their move to gut unions nationwide. The “National Right to Work Act” was recently reintroduced in both the House and Senate by Congressman Joe Wilson and Senator Rand Paul. If enacted, this legislation will have serious negative repercussions for not just unionized workers, but for all workers. Can you take a moment today to demand your representatives reject this anti-worker bill? The phrase “right to work” sounds nice, but the reality is that right-to-work laws are designed to weaken unions by allowing unionized workers to opt out of paying union dues while still benefiting from a contract. This damages unions' collective bargaining strength over time, resulting in worse deals for workers and in turn, leaving unions vulnerable to dissolution which ultimately leads to workers at the mercy of their bosses. Study after study illustrates the damage done by right-to-work (RTW) legislation in this country. States with RTW laws have lower union density. Just 5.2% of workers in RTW states are covered by a union contract, in comparison to approximately 10% of workers in non-RTW states. Workers in RTW states have lower wages, less benefits, and higher workplace fatality rates across the board. RTW weakens unions but hurts everyone, unionized or not, as unions historically have raised wages for all workers as employers compete in the labor market. Right now, twenty-five states have right-to-work laws and workers in those states face less collective bargaining power, lower wages, and worse working conditions as a result. We need to fight to repeal existing RTW legislation, not expand it! Use our simple tool to send a message to your representatives demanding they reject the National Right to Work Act.
Curious about the controversy shaking Idaho's agricultural sector? Rep. Stephanie Mickelsen reveals the fallout from ICE raids on her potato farm, instigated by activist Ryan Spoon. She defends her farm's legality and emphasizes the vital contribution of immigrant labor in the state’s economy, while criticizing intimidation tactics from some GOP members. Discover the layers of this complex issue. Read more in her op-ed. [Source](https://www.alternet.org/gop-lawmaker-ice-farm/) #Immigration #Agriculture #Idaho #ICE #LaborRights
Alternet.org · 'I’ve become the target': GOP lawmaker tears into MAGA opponent who sent ICE to her farm