Haitians with TPS cancelled by Trump admin are now being called into ICE offices for check-ins, arrested & released on condition that they wear ankle monitors. It appears to be part of a new ICE enforcement effort since SCOTUS TPS ruling. Gift link: wapo.st/4fTyRec

The former Pittsburgh Post-Gazette workers who went on strike for 3+ years, only to have the owners sell the paper and fire most of them, have started their own cooperative news org. Important reporting by @maximillianalvarez.bsky.social

Corporate profiteers destroyed journalism. Worker-owned media can save it.

Former Pittsburgh Post-Gazette workers went on strike for over three years and won. Then, the owners sold the paper and most strikers lost their jobs. Now, they’ve launched “a cooperative news organiz...

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“The other day was our daughter’s 11th birthday and we couldn’t celebrate it out of fear of going out. Family separation worries me a lot. I don’t know what’s going to happen. I live with stress, uncertainty and fear.” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

New survey reveals fears of US farm workers amid Trump’s immigration raids

Vast majority of farm workers say raids and deportations have affected their jobs and 61% report shopping less

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This week: Nursing homes terminated hundreds of Haitian workers with TPS. Major airports fired Haitian janitors, cabin cleaners and wheelchair attendants. Schools let go of drivers and landscapers. My reporting on the fallout of Haiti TPS termination. t.co/vCyqrl7hK3

Hi folks! Back with a story request! Looking for Gen Z women who have bought a house! First in their bloodline (if you've seen the memes), that type of thing! Feel free to reach out here or via email at ccarrazana [at] 19thnews.org

New: Citing our reporting, lawmakers today grilled Trump’s NLRB general counsel over her deal to settle a landmark case against Amazon, her former client www.bloomberg.com/news/article... Gift link to that Businessweek investigation: www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

Trump Labor Prosecutor Grilled Over Amazon Deal in Congressional Hearing

Ilhan Omar pressed Crystal Carey on why she wound down a landmark case that could have held Amazon responsible for contract delivery drivers.

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Josh Eidelson@josheidelson.bsky.social · 2mo ago

New Businessweek feature: A landmark case was unearthing new revelations about Amazon's intimate, intensive regulation of drivers it claims aren't its employees. Then Trump put Amazon's former lawyer in charge www.bloomberg.com/news/feature... Based on 1000s of pages of records and 50+ interviews

"Did you direct any regional staff to pursue a settlement with Amazon in Palmdale, California?" @ilhanmn.bsky.social asked at US House committee hearing today (bloomberg.com/news/article...). "Yes, that is my job," NLRB GC Crystal Carey answered.

Trump Labor Prosecutor Grilled Over Amazon Deal in Congressional Hearing

Ilhan Omar pressed Crystal Carey on why she wound down a landmark case that could have held Amazon responsible for contract delivery drivers.

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Josh Eidelson@josheidelson.bsky.social · 2mo ago

New Businessweek feature: A landmark case was unearthing new revelations about Amazon's intimate, intensive regulation of drivers it claims aren't its employees. Then Trump put Amazon's former lawyer in charge www.bloomberg.com/news/feature... Based on 1000s of pages of records and 50+ interviews

Control freaks and sham contracting: Amazing reporting by @josheidelson.bsky.social on how Amazon, deliverer of 9 billion items daily, escapes responsibility for employment while controlling every aspect of their work. urldefense.com/v3/__https:/...

What Trump Delivered for Amazon

The feds were pushing a landmark case about Amazon’s control of its contract drivers. Then the president put Amazon’s former lawyer in charge.

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Scoop: In unanimous bipartisan ruling, NLRB rejects Amazon's challenge to landmark Whole Foods unionization vote in Philly www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Whole Foods Unionization Upheld By US Labor Board

The US labor board ruled against Whole Foods Market’s objections to a landmark Philadelphia unionization vote, teeing up a likely yearslong legal battle over whether the Amazon.com Inc. grocery chain ...

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ProPublica identified 79 children who were harmed by tear gas or pepper spray under Trump’s immigration crackdown. One infant briefly stopped breathing after being exposed. There is no national standard that governs how law enforcement agencies use tear gas or pepper spray.

Kids Are Being Harmed by Tear Gas, Pepper Spray Under Trump. There Could Be Long-Term Consequences.

In several cities, judges have chastised federal immigration officers, saying they used excessive force. One former DHS leader called ProPublica’s findings a “bright red flag.”

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WATCH: On Jan. 31, hundreds of families gathered at an ICE facility in Portland, Oregon, to protest immigration enforcement. We spoke with two brothers, ages 11 and 15, who attended the protest and described being tear-gassed firsthand.

These data centers do not produce jobs. These centers raise electricity rates and create electric shortages. These centers use tens of millions of gallons of water and discharge toxic water, causing environmental pollution and noise pollution. Why are they getting billion-dollar tax breaks???

Organizing your workplace is how we get democracy in the workplace - how to turn your workplace from an autocracy/authoritarian state to negotiating working conditions - me paraphrasing @jazbrisack.bsky.social as they talk with @billfletcherjr.bsky.social - y'all gotta be here to experience it!

Y'all... Y'all.... BILL FLETCHER JR AND JAZ BRISACK talking organizing right now. This is amazing AF at the @jwj.org Workers Revive Democracy conference happening right now.

Dr. Joseph Jones - who officially became a FULL professor at Clark Atlanta University today - talks a little about the W.E.B. DuBois Center and Labor Institute & partnering with @jwj.org during the opening plenary of @labor-research.bsky.social LRAN 2026.

@labor-research.bsky.social kicked off with testimony from a recently fired Costco worker organizer and Solidarity Request - check out costcoteamsters.com & send to all of your friends who work at Costco & are ready to organize a union!

@jwj.org Executive Director Erica Smiley kicking off LRAN 2026 @labor-research.bsky.social the Workers Revive Democracy conference & why we're in the South

Or maybe we should all have unions & defined-benefit pensions (can you imagine!), among other things...

Trump signs executive order expanding workers’ access to retirement plans | CNN Business

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday that put some meat on the bones of a retirement savings proposal he introduced in his State of the Union address in February.

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Happy May Day www.theguardian.com/business/202...

CEO pay soared in 2025, 20 times faster than workers’ pay

Analysis finds real wages fell 12% since 2019, with inequality widening in the US beyond global levels

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NEW: Eleven U.S. cities will host World Cup games this summer, which is expected to generate $11B for FIFA. The cities get little in return. They do not see a slice of game-day revenues from ticket sales, concessions and merchandise, or parking.

FIFA Could Make Billions From the World Cup. Host Cities Will Get Little in Return.

A review of the contracts host cities signed with FIFA shows that almost all of the costs for organizing the tournament fall on the cities, whose ability to collect revenue is limited. In Texas, that could leave taxpayers on the hook.

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The largest school districts in North Carolina are all shutting down for May Day at the request of the teachers' union. 1 million union members in New Jersey are backing a large May Day action. May Day is gonna be HUGE this year w/ strikes in at least 85 cities! paydayreport.com/n-c-largest-...

N.C. Largest School Districts to Close for May Day Strike - NJ Unions w/ 1 Million Members Back May Day - 85 Cities Holding May Day Actions

Most of the major schools districts in North Carolina are closing for May Day after teachers union around the state demanded!

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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” www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

‘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

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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.

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.

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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.

CNN@cnn.com · 12mo ago

Target CEO Brian Cornell is stepping down after 11 years at the retailer, as the company faces slumping sales and backlash to its retreat on DEI. cnn.it/3UCqycs

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.

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...

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

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.

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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.

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.

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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!