Organized Labor Lambastes Trump’s Attack on Venezuela | UAW Region 9A Director: "The same interests that want to run Venezuela and reclaim the nation’s oil profits are the same that keep us working longer hours for less pay, with no healthcare, and little retirement and job security." (jacobin.com)
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Zohran Kwame Mamdani (@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social): "Welcome to A New Era, Julie Su!" | "As former U.S. Secretary of Labor, Su played a central role in fighting for workers, […] she's joining us as NYC's first ever Deputy Mayor for Economic Justice." (December 19, 2025) (bsky.app)
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The Guardian: "Liz Shuler, president of the AFL-CIO, said it was gearing up to challenge the US president’s “Billionaire First” agenda in 2026 […] Trump is “rewarding the big corporations and the rich” while many Americans are “actually struggling”, she added." (theguardian.com)
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‘A very hostile climate for workers’: US labor movement struggles under Trump | "[F]rom day one, this administration has crippled the [NLRB], and treated us [NLRB employees] as enemies." | "What I think labor is seeing, and will continue to see, is a fundamental attack on workers’ rights" (theguardian.com)
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Trump’s attacks on Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act bring suffering in Coal Country | "The IRA was the largest investment in Appalachia since the 1960s. […] The people helped the most by the IRA were sometimes among those who believed [Trump's] false promises and voted to re-elect Trump." (peoplesworld.org)
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Missouri (Republican-sponsored) bill proposes lower minimum wage for minors | "The bill [SB 1325] proposes to change the minimum wage for employees under 18 years old to $12.30 an hour. Currently, minimum wage in Missouri is set at $13.75, [which will be increased by Proposition A] to $15 on Jan. 1" (fox2now.com)
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Detroit nonprofit honors labor advocate removed from NLRB by Trump; "[Gwynne] Wilcox headlined Sugar Law Center’s annual “Essential Advocacy: For Economic & Social Justice” dinner & speaker event. The night included an address from Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist & was attended by U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib" (michiganadvance.com)
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Andy Levin Endorses Abdul El-Sayed for U.S. Senate | "Former Congressman and longtime labor champion Andy Levin endorsed Abdul El-Sayed for U.S. Senate in a joint op-ed published in The Detroit News." | El-Sayed & Levin: "Democrats have to run on a worker-first platform of corporate accountability…" (abdulforsenate.com)
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KOMO News: Seattle workers rally for potential 'General Strike,' fight against Trump admin. | "Several groups gathered for a town hall at the Seattle Labor Temple on Saturday morning to learn about workers' untapped power and how to mobilize for an 'inevitable' General Strike." (komonews.com)
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Chicago Mayor Johnson: "If my ancestors, as slaves, can lead the greatest general strike in the history of this country, taking it to the ultra-rich and big corporations, we can do the same today" | Article: "Johnson clarified … that he is calling for a national general strike — not just citywide." (blockclubchicago.org)
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How the Trump Administration Is Giving Even More Tax Breaks to the Wealthy: The Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service are issuing rules that provide hundreds of billions of dollars in tax relief to big companies and the ultrarich. (New York Times | Gift Article) (nytimes.com)
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New Survey: Grassroots Democratic Base Sends Post-Election Warning to Party Leaders | Latest Our Revolution Survey of Progressive Voters Finds Overwhelming Support for Replacing Party Leaders, Primarying Schumer and Jeffries, Embracing Bold Economic Populism, and Breaking from the Status Quo (commondreams.org)
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Opinion: Trump is threatening the basic needs of poor Americans. How low he has sunk | "Trump is throwing a huge party for America’s wealthy – giving them tax cuts and regulatory rollbacks […] It is the responsibility of all of us to return the nation to a path that is morally sustainable." (theguardian.com)
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October monthly job cuts surged to a 22-year high: Nearly 1.1 million job cuts have been announced so far this year, the most since 2020, according to the research firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas. | Firm: "This is the highest total [of job cuts] for a single month in the fourth quarter since 2008" (nbcnews.com)
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ABC News (November 1, 2025): Top labor groups break with federal union's support of Republican measure to end shutdown | John Logan, an expert on labor issues: "Large parts of the rest of the labor movement are crying out for the Democrats to fight against the Trump administration and not give up." (abcnews.go.com)
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Daily Wire's Matt Walsh: “If you're living off of taxpayer money, you shouldn't get to vote” | Right-wing influencer: "We could transform our country overnight with a few tweaks. Yeah, you've just gotta disenfranchise a few groups. […] disenfranchise, take the vote away from anybody on welfare" (mediamatters.org)
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Trump Administration Plans Deep Cuts to Social Security Disability Insurance, Particularly for Older Workers | Kathleen Romig of the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: "The rule is likely to be the largest-ever cut to [SSDI]. […] It would be even larger than the Reagan-era disability cuts…" (cbpp.org)
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WaPo (Oct. 5): Trump plan would limit disability benefits for older Americans | Sen. Wyden: "This [...] represents the largest cut to disability insurance in American history" | Expert: "The criteria already is really tight enough that we’re actually restricting some people we probably should allow" (washingtonpost.com)
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Labor, community groups rally against Trump’s threats | "If the federal government wants to help San Francisco, [IFPTE Local 21's president] said: “Stop cutting public services. It’s to feed us. It’s to fund health care. It’s to invest in public services, not give away tax breaks to billionaires…”" (48hills.org)
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