California Governor Gavin Newsom’s office released the following statement on his historic appointment to fill the late Sen. Diane Feinstein’s vacant seat. Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the selection of Laphonza Butler — the President of the nation’s largest organization dedicated to electing women, EMILY’s List — to complete the United States Senate term of…
Days after signing into law a historic $20 minimum wage bill for fast food workers, Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill to help striking workers. The New York Times reports: “Gov. Gavin Newsom of California vetoed legislation on Saturday that would have allowed workers to collect unemployment pay while on strike, disappointing union leaders who…
The Writers Guild and Hollywood studios reached a deal this week, subject to the members’ ratification. It was a big win for the union as the studios were extremely reluctant to play ball when the strike first began five months ago. Below are the highlights of the deal, from the WGA’s summary on its website.…
A fraudulent ex-president appears to have had frauds pretending to be union members at his autoworker speech. The Huffington Post reports: “Some attendees at Donald Trump’s speech about the autoworkers’ strike Wednesday apparently were shills carrying signs falsely identifying them as union members, the Detroit News reported. One person held a sign that said ‘union members…
A giant in American politics and a trailblazer for women passed away today. The New York Times reports: “Senator Dianne Feinstein, the trailblazing Democratic power broker who served in the Senate for 30 years, died on Thursday night, according to a family member. In recent years, Ms. Feinstein, 90, had suffered from frail health and memory…
The following piece is from guest columnist Harold Meyerson and was originally published in the American Prospect. The most pro-labor thing Franklin Roosevelt ever did—I’d argue, the most radical thing he ever did, period—was, precisely, nothing. When San Francisco and Minneapolis were shut down by general strikes in 1934, and when autoworkers barricaded themselves inside…
Autoworkers on strike received a huge show of support today from the President. USA Today reports: “President Joe Biden walked the picket line with the United Auto Workers outside Detroit, telling them to “stick with it,” in a historic visit Tuesday 12 days into the union’s strike against the nation’s three largest automakers. Biden, visiting a General Motor redistribution…
Harold Meyerson writes in The American Prospect about an emerging phenomena in the GOP as it tries to court white workers in the industrial Midwest. Looks like Tim Scott didn’t get the memo. The South Carolina senator, who’s currently seeking the Republican presidential nomination, responded to a question about the United Auto Workers strike by citing what…
Scripp News reports: “The tragic death of a Florida teen who was killed inside a cement mixer could have been prevented, but the U.S. Department of Labor said the company he worked for failed to comply with basic safety protocols that could have kept the tragedy from happening. The department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) launched…
The historic UAW strike is now in 20 states. The Associated Press reports: “The United Auto Workers union expanded its strike against major carmakers Friday, walking out of all 38 parts-distribution centers operated by General Motors and Jeep and Ram owner Stellantis in 20 states but sparing Ford from further shutdowns. President Joe Biden said…