The Trump administration announced new efforts today to roll back key parts of the Endangered Species Act, aiming to reinstate changes from his first term that were previously halted by a federal court.
Remember: There is nothing natural or inevitable about extreme inequality; it’s the result of an economic system that values wealth and power over human dignity and justice.
It doesn't have to be this way.
Yes, let’s do! The EPA is a pro-worker agency.
The EPA regulates the WPS, the worker protection standard which sets specific protections for farmworkers against pesticide exposure like establishing a restricted entry interval, labeling, and required yearly training for all farmworkers.
This Day in Labor History: October 30, 1837. Nicholas Farwell, a train engineer toiling for the Boston and Worcester Rail Road Corporation fell off a train while at work and had his hand crushed by the train. Farwell sued the company for damages. Judge said, nope! Nothing for the injured workers!
Yeah, rescue coal while killing coal miners. Trump's Mine Safety and Health Administration is still refusing to enforce it's new silica standard to protect minors from black lung.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/c...
Farmers depend on climate data. They’re suing the USDA for deleting it.
Growing food is a precarious business, and losing access to key information makes it worse.
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#Farmers #Farms #Food #Agriculture
Excited to see this documentary soon on the US oldest black hockey team right in DC.
🚨BREAKING: Extremist Republicans just passed a budget that puts our nation on a disastrous path of ripping away healthcare for 80 million children, pregnant women, veterans, seniors & people with disabilities—all to pay for massive tax cuts for billionaires. This fight isn’t over! seiu.co/43jNPFo
When President Trump illegally fired Gwynne Wilcox, he effectively shut down the NLRB and took away the board’s independence.
We’re grateful to members of congress who, after union members made their voices heard, urged the president to reinstate Wilcox ⬇️
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A tweet by Melanie D'Arrigo reads: "The Department of Labor is ending all investigations and enforcement related to discrimination in the workplace. This doesn’t promote merit-based work. It promotes and protects bigotry." Below is an image of a U.S. Department of Labor notice announcing the cessation of all enforcement and investigations under rescinded Executive Order 11246, citing a directive from Acting Secretary Vince Micone.
This was LBJ’s order of 1965 specifying non-discriminatory practices in federal government hiring and employment.
It would take more than 5 career lifetimes for the average worker to make what CEOs do in one year.
FIVE. CAREER. LIFETIMES.
How do we make sure workers are getting their fair share?
Unions.
aflcio.org/paywatch
Happy birthday!
Ancient Humans: 10 Discoveries from 2024.
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Billionaires and CEOs fear what happens when we come together. Baristas, teachers, home care workers, electrical workers all saying: Your fight is my fight. That’s their nightmare. Let’s make it their reality.
#PowerInUnity #MLK2025
Outrageous! This needs to blow up. They want to throw out 60,000 votes and steal the state Supreme Court election in NC!
It also makes it harder for them to ban books.
Thank you to everyone who supported NSAC this year. We are proud to show up every day in DC to fight for sustainability and equity in agriculture, food systems, natural resources, & rural communities. Take a look at all we have accomplished! sustainableagriculture.net/blog/2024-ye...
'Twas the night before a possible #governmentshutdown...
Check out NSAC's latest 🗞️comment
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A #farmbill extension without full funding for programs lacking permanent baseline is absolutely unacceptable.
We applaud the selection of Gwynne Wilcox to succeed Lauren McFerran as Chair of the @nlrbgov.bsky.social. Working people can count on the leadership of Chair Wilcox.
A statement from AFL-CIO President @lizshuler.bsky.social: aflcio.org/press/releas...
This year, the Middle American Research Institute (M.A.R.I.) at Tulane University is celebrating its 100th anniversary. It’s been an amazing center for advancing knowledge of the Indigenous peoples of the Americas.
liberalarts.tulane.edu/mari
This is a reminder that iron metallurgy was invented by Black populations in sub-Saharan Africa.
It wasn’t introduced by white people from Atlantis.
It didn’t come from aliens.
Iron metallurgy may have been the origin of a long tradition of percussion.
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Even as a paid subscriber to MLB.com you can’t get home games on TV. If the league wants to expand the fan base they need to make the game more accessible.
BREAKING: Amazon workers in NYC are going on strike right before Christmas—the company's busiest time.
The first unionized Amazon warehouse is going to shut down in a historic walkout.
Workers plan to hit the company where it hurts to win their first union contract.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AI1k...
50 Senators voted against the working people of this country when they voted against Lauren McFerran’s nomination to be @nlrbgov.bsky.social chair.
A statement from AFL-CIO President @lizshuler.bsky.social:
aflcio.org/press/releas...
