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Meta's 2026 AI-driven cuts affecting 8,000 workers are drawing Texas scrutiny because companies must still honor notice periods, severance rules, and...

The EPA's abrupt termination of a negotiated union contract covering 8,000 civil servants stripped workers of rights to challenge discipline, grieve...

A charge against Lodge 602 was filed October 9, 2026, and remains open, alleging violations of union security rules and the duty of fair...

Employer liability rules give workers real recourse against corporate negligence and misconduct.

• Workplace safety obligations force employers to...

An ICE agent's car strike that hospitalized Miguel Parra-Hernandez during a Texas pursuit shows how aggressive enforcement puts immigrant workers in...

The US has suspended PERM applications for Microsoft, Adobe, and six IT firms , directly raising questions about the reliability of employer-sponsored immigration pathways for foreign tech workers.

Despite a challenging political environment, courts and grassroots efforts secured key protections this week.

• Federal judges blocked a voter-roll...

In Ohio’s 7th District, union ironworker Brian Poindexter is running on the PRO Act, worker safety rules, and opposition to blanket tariffs that raise...

Gov. Newsom condemns the alleged "Operation Safe California" as using fear and panic as a weapon that puts families at risk, undermines the economy,...

79% of voters, including 64% of Republicans, back a citizenship pathway for unauthorized immigrants who have lived here 10 years, paid taxes, and...

The one-time $500 payments to ACA enrollees offer limited short-term help but fail to address surging premiums and deductibles after enhanced...

Private-equity rollups target fragmented, local labor markets in human-capital services, enabling wage suppression, worse conditions, and employer...

A federal judge temporarily halted deportation for the Dominican immigrant shot by ICE in NYC, preventing removal without court approval while his...

While the DOL keeps fining employers for child labor violations, it is also eyeing looser federal hour limits for 14- and 15-year-olds.

• Ongoing...

Harvard grad workers authorized a strike after 570+ days of talks, prompting improved wage and disability offers from the university.

• Whitney Museum...

Keith Sonderling was sworn in as the 31st U.S. Secretary of Labor on October 2 after serving as Acting Secretary since April 2026. Workers will need to monitor closely how this Trump appointee shapes federal enforcement and protections.

A sudden wave of ICE arrests in California's San Joaquin Valley is ripping working families apart and emptying streets in this agricultural...

California's revenue swings wildly because the top 1% pay 40-50% of state income taxes, hitting $60 billion in boom years but triggering deficits when...

Workers at Swedish Match North America's Owensboro factory filed charges alleging the employer refused to bargain in good faith, withheld information,...

The Republican Party has abandoned its earlier embrace of skilled legal immigrants and assimilated youth, now framing nearly all nonwhite immigration...