by Virginia Rodino | Jul 1, 2025 | Articles
In early June, LNS participated in the Labor Research and Action Network (LRAN) conference at Rutgers University in New Jersey. Our Young Worker Organizer, Martina Manicastri, presented on a panel entitled “Challenges and Strategies for Worker-led Energy...
by Virginia Rodino | Jul 1, 2025 | Articles
A detailed review of worker rights around the world found that worker rights are in “freefall” across every continent. The 2025 Global Rights Index released by the International Trade Union Confederation, found that workers’ rights and democracy around the world are...
by Virginia Rodino | Jul 1, 2025 | Articles
Four billion people, about half the world’s population, experienced at least one extra month of extreme heat due to human-caused climate change from May 2024 to May 2025, scientists say. The extreme heat caused illness, death, crop losses, and strained energy and...
by Virginia Rodino | Jul 1, 2025 | Articles
Republicans in Congress are taking aim at efforts to protect workers from extreme heat. The target is a rule proposed by the Biden administration. In March, Rep. Tim Walberg (R-Michigan), chair of the House Education and Workforce Committee, sent a letter to newly...
by Virginia Rodino | Jul 1, 2025 | Articles
By LNS Young Worker Organizer Martina Manicastri Since April of 2024, the U.S. has documented an unprecedented 70 known cases of H5N1, or “bird flu,” among dairy and poultry farmworkers. This June, the CDC confirmed that bird flu is capable of airborne transmission, a...
