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Court Rejects Request to Green-Light Trump’s Order on Restricting Unions
United States · United States

Court Rejects Request to Green-Light Trump’s Order on Restricting Unions

A federal district court has rejected the Trump administration’s request for a declaration upholding the executive order to bar union ...More The article Court Rejects Request to Green-Light Trump’s Order on Restricting Unions was first published on FEDweek.See the Story
Offshore Wind Project Given OK to Resume
New York State · New York

Offshore Wind Project Given OK to Resume

In April, the Trump administration’s interior secretary halted Empire Wind, a $5 billion dollar wind farm project off the coast of New York.  The wind farm is 30% complete, according to Equinor, an energy company based in Norway who is working on the project. Now, the ban has lifted the stop-work order, and the construction work , which is expected to provide power for half a million homes beginning in 2027, can resume. Thousands of union jobs w…Read Article
Catch up on Trump’s Recent Actions
United States · United States

Catch up on Trump’s Recent Actions

100% Left coverage: 1 sources
While the Trump administration has been busy gutting worker protections, breaking unions, undermining the Constitution, attacking oppressed communities, among other ways to gain control of the American people, the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists are strategizing as to how best to combat the coup we are now experiencing. Towards the end of May, they will hold an International Convention in Orlando under the theme “Preserving and Building on Ou…See the Story

Nation’s largest union of registered nurses denounces House vote to gut Medicaid  – LaborPress

New York, NY – Depriving the  neediest in our country of health care by a Republican Congress shows moral depravity. This attack against  Americans by the Trump administration must be addressed in the next round of national and local elections. More than $715 billion in cuts and changes to Medicaid were  approved by the Republican Congress.The Congressional reconciliation bill eliminates health care for  8.6 million lower-income patients. Health Health Care · New YorkRead Article

A Big, Ugly, Betrayal – LaborPress

Washington, DC — “A better name for this bill is the big, ugly betrayal. Passed in the dead of night, it is a direct attack on working people and the essential services Americans rely on. And for what? To pay for tax cuts for billionaires. “This bill would make Americans—particularly children and older people—sicker and poorer through a direct transfer of wealth to the rich. Seventy percent of the benefits will go to the top 5 percent at the expeUnited States · United StatesRead Article

‘A Piece of Garbage’: Fmr. Sen. Jon Tester Says GOP Bill Is Anti-Farmer and Hurts Rural America

100% Left coverage: 4 sources
House Republicans just managed to pass its jam-packed, multi trillion-dollar spending bill to fund Donald Trump’s second-term agenda. It includes major cuts and changes to Medicaid and SNAP in order to deliver large tax cuts to the wealthy. “It is a piece of garbage,” former Democratic Senator Jon Tester of Montana told Ali Velshi. Tester says, like Trump’s tariffs, it will hurt farmers and worsen pre-existing problems in rural America, which co…Donald Trump · United StatesSee the Story

Plan for Pedestrian-Friendly Fifth Avenue Redesign Faces Backlash

60% Center coverage: 5 sources
Mayor Eric Adams will fund over $400 million for the already planned pedestrian-centered redesign of the avenue from Bryant Park to Central Park.Eric Adams · New YorkSee the Story

Congress Moves to Slash Funding & Americans Declare Code Blue – LaborPress

Washington, DC – A coalition of advocates, union members, and partners have declared “Code Blue for Medicaid” – an emergency response campaign to stop Congress from approving radical cuts for health services. “Medicaid is a lifeline for working people,” said April Verrett, President of SEIU. “Congress is trying to rip that lifeline away to fund billions in tax breaks to the ultra-rich. Slashing Medicaid means seniors losing home care and kids misWashington DC · WashingtonRead Article

IBEW Members at National Grid Approve Contract with 4% Annual Wage Increase – LaborPress

Long Island, NY – Working people across the United States regularly step up to help out our friends, neighbors and communities during these trying times. In our Service & Solidarity Spotlight series, we’ll showcase one of these stories every day. Here’s today’s story. Some 1,200 National Grid employees, members of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 1049, who work in Long Island’s natural gas and power plants, voted 590–90 to approve a new contract. Long Island · Long IslandRead Article

Colbert: Eat The Tariffs | Trump Attacks Taylor Swift, Threatens Springsteen | "Sesame Street" Saved

100% Left coverage: 1 sources
WalMart is passing the cost of President Trump's tariffs along to consumers, the president lashed out at celebrities for not supporting him, and "Sesame Street" will now be produced by Netflix.Donald Trump · United StatesSee the Story

AFL-CIO’s 34th Annual ‘Death on the Job’ Report – LaborPress

Washington, D.C. – The AFL-CIO’s 34th annual ‘Death on the Job’ report provides a state-by-state analysis of worker health and safety issues as well as  recommendations for how the government can better protect workers. According to the report, the Trump administration and DOGE are putting workers at greater risk with policies that eliminate health and safety regulations. “Every worker has the fundamental right to come home safe at the end of theUnited States · United StatesRead Article

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