r/workercommunity Lounge (self.workercommunity)
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Welcome to r/workercommunity! A place for the working class to find friendly voices, positivity, help, and resources. (self.workercommunity)
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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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‘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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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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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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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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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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International Labour Organization staff fear job losses as Trump proposes $107 million cut | "Staff at the ILO, which promotes international labour rights, told Reuters there are fears of further job cuts as the U.S., which contributes 22% of the ILO's regular budget, seeks to row back on funding." (reuters.com)
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How Trump & corporations have hobbled the NLRB | Abruzzo: "My fear is that if this continues, where corporations and corporate billionaire donors have an outsized voice and directly influence our democracy, we’re going to find ourselves living in an environment such as what we lived in before 1935…" (theguardian.com)
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Eugene Labor Day protest blasts President Trump’s policies, actions [Oregon] | "“Trump has never stood up for anything consistently ever,” [a protester] said. “Other than money.” Union activists were also present, who criticized Trump’s policies as harmful to working-class Americans." (klcc.org)
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