Yesterday, the U.S. House of Representatives took one of their first genuinely pro-worker actions of the year. 🎉 The House voted 231–195 to pass the Protecting America’s Workforce Act (PAWA) to restore collective bargaining rights for federal workers.
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A pro-worker majority is at stake in Wisconsin’s upcoming Supreme Court election
The April 1 election for the Wisconsin Supreme Court, pitting Judge Susan Crawford against Judge Brad Schimel, will have serious consequences for the state’s working families. Judge Crawford has demonstrated support of policies that raise workers’ wages and protect workers’ rights, while Judge Schimel supports policies that have demonstrably hurt Wisconsin workers and their families. …
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The Biden-Harris administration has boosted the multiracial working class
The share of workers earning at least $17 an hour jumped from 63% to 79% between 2019 and 2023 When people talk about “the working class,” they often invoke the image of a white man in a blue-collar job and stop there. In reality, the working class looks a lot like the overall U.S. population—it …
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Biden and Trump’s record on supporting workers’ right to join unions
How the Biden administration has restored and strengthened workers’ rights to form unions and engage in collective bargaining compared to the Trump administration.