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Artist/writer Molly Crabapple has a book coming out about the Jewish Bund, a secular Jewish labor organization (or organizations) in the early 20th century. If that sounds rather dry, I remember reading some of Molly's social media posts when she was starting to research the Bund, and they were fascinating. Not least because the Bundists seemed to be so far ahead of their time, socially and politically.

Available for pre-order now.

bookshop.org/p/books/here-wher

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> Members of the American Federation of Government Employees, AFL-CIO, the National Association of Government Employees, the National Federation of Federal Employees, the National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United and the Service Employees International Union will no longer have the labor protections negotiated by their organizations.
#veterans #military #DonaldTrump #MAGA #unions #aflcio #unions #labour #union #labor

"The Department of Veterans Affairs announced Wednesday it was ending collective bargaining agreements with most federal unions -- a move that affects roughly 80% of its total workforce.

Members...will no longer have the labor protections negotiated by their organizations."

military.com/daily-news/2025/0

Military.com · VA to End Bargaining Agreement Contracts with Most UnionsThe Department of Veterans Affairs said the move supports an executive order from President Donald Trump that canceled collective bargaining in some federal agencies.

#Dockworkers in Italy win against #arms shipment to Israel

> This outcome adds to a growing list of union-led actions across Europe in solidarity with Palestine and against the ongoing genocide in #Gaza, where at least 60,000 people have been killed by the Israeli occupation. “From Greece to Liguria, as previously demonstrated with the support of French dockworkers, the network of dockworkers across Europe and the Mediterranean has shown that stopping war logistics is possible, legitimate, and necessary,” Unione Sindacale di Base (USB) wrote.

peoplesdispatch.org/2025/08/04

'Blatant Attempt to Bust Our Unions': Trump Admin Moves to Gut Labor Protections at VA

"This administration wants to break the spirit of working people in this country, but we will not be broken," said #NationalNursesUnited.

from #CommonDreams
Julia Conley
Aug 07, 2025

Secretary of Veterans Affairs Doug Collins notified the American Federation of Government Employees (#AFGE) and several other unions that he was implementing an executive order signed by President Donald #Trump, which required the termination of collective bargaining agreements for agencies whose missions are related to national security.

commondreams.org/news/trump-af

#WorkersRights #Workers #Unions #Labor #LaborMovement #LaborUnions #USA #US #VA #USPolitics #sindicatos #VeteransAdministration
#press #news #politics #USPolitics #healthcare #medical

Common Dreams · 'Blatant Attempt to Bust Our Unions': Trump Admin Moves to Gut Labor Protections at VA | Common DreamsThe Trump administration's attack on federal employees' rights is a blatant attempt to silence those who speak out against injustice. #StandWithUnions

#Dissent against #ChrisMinns spills into NSW parliament as #Labor MP accuses party of gagging debate on #Gaza. #auspol

Simmering tensions within New South Wales Labor over the premier’s handling of last weekend’s protest over the killing in Gaza have erupted into the public domain, with a member of the left faction delivering a fiery speech in parliament accusing his own party of trying to shut down debate on the Middle East.

theguardian.com/australia-news

the Guardian · Australia news live: Erin Patterson faces pre-sentence hearing for mushroom murders; e-bike delivery riders put on noticeFollow live

"The number of Americans collecting #unemployment benefits for at least one week climbed to its highest point since November 2021, according to a Washington Post report on #Labor Department figures released Thursday."

Presumably #Trump will just keep firing people until he gets the economic numbers that he wants. Which means that neither the news media, nor #American BUSINESSES will be able to trust one iota of data coming from the #USA government. Let's see how the #Trumpconomy performs whilst everyone is flying blind!
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'Fire the data people': Trump ripped after jobless claims hit highest level since pandemic - Alternet.org alternet.org/unemployment-trum

Alternet.org · 'Fire the data people': Trump ripped after jobless claims hit highest level since pandemicAv Ailia Zehra
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“There’s one person who can afford to be cavalier about the uncertainty that he’s creating, & that’s Donald Trump,” said Rachel West, a senior fellow at The Century Foundation who worked in the #Biden White House on #labor policy. “The rest of Americans are already paying the price for that uncertainty.”