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Billionaires to feel the heat? Unions, Sanders, Khanna push 5% surtax
3+ hour, 16+ min ago (1063+ words) SACRAMENTO'California's multitude of billionaires, many of them clustered in and around Silicon Valley, may feel heat from outraged voters this fall. That's because three major unions in California'the Teamsters, the Service Employees, and the United Health Care Workers West, an…...
From L.A. to Detroit, cross-country solidarity fuels fightback
3+ hour, 28+ min ago (1210+ words) DETROIT'More than 150 community, labor, and youth activists packed a Southwest Detroit hall on Saturday, March 7, for a powerful and emotional display of cross-coastal solidarity as a direct response to the Trump administration's escalating attacks on working-class people both at home…...
San Francisco teachers’ strike ends with win for workers
2+ week, 5+ day ago (691+ words) SAN FRANCISCO'The week-long San Francisco teachers strike ended in the wee hours of February 13 with a tentative agreement between the United Educators of San Francisco (UESF), a Teachers/AFT local, and the school board. The teachers and staff returned to…...
Trump suffers another defeat in his war on renewable energy
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (860+ words) Despite President Donald Trump's assertions that renewable energy'in particular wind power'is a "con job," "ruining the oceans," and "driving the whales crazy," a federal judge ruled on Feb. 2 that an offshore wind project aimed at powering 600,000 New York homes can…...
San Francisco educators prepare strike as vacancy crisis deepens
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (703+ words) SAN FRANCISCO'In a resounding strike mandate, over 5,200 members of the United Educators of San Francisco (UESF) have voted 97.6% to authorize a strike on Jan. 9, setting the stage for the city's first teachers' walkout since 1979. That is, unless the school district…...
Texas tremors shake national politics
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (537+ words) National pundits are analyzing Texas special election results from Jan. 31. For the most part, they are getting it wrong, even though the winner for State Senator in Fort Worth, Taylor Rehmet, made it simple for them when his overwhelming victory…...
Vote early: USPS says mail-in ballots might not get postmark on same day of drop off
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (95+ words) A United States Postal Service (USPS) rule that took effect on Dec. 24, 2025 says mail might not receive a postmark on the same day the agency takes possession of it. In certain states, ballots placed in the mail by voters before…...
New York City nurses, 16,000 strong, on strike
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (1045+ words) NEW YORK'Short-staffing, fair pay, preserving health care benefits, protection against workplace violence, and putting patients before profits moved 16,000 registered nurses at leading New York City hospitals into an unfair labor practices strike starting yesterday, January 12. At an outdoor mid-day press…...
In landmark decision, federal judges condemn ICE
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (860+ words) Though the Trump regime won an immediate stay of the two decisions from the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, also in Chicago, its judges indicated they would rule quickly on whether to uphold the lower court rulings. Judge Ellis's decision, which…...
Victim speaks out: Police ‘sweeps’ of homeless camps worse than you think
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (727+ words) Police "sweeps" of homeless encampments aren't what you think'they're much worse. I know, because I've been a victim of one. The Supreme Court'ruled'last year that unhoused people can be punished for sleeping outside, even when no shelter or affordable housing…...