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In Case You Haven’t Heard…

In Case You Haven’t Heard…

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.

Workers Fight for State Heat Rules

Workers Fight for State Heat Rules

Republicans in Congress are taking aim at efforts to protect workers from extreme heat. The target is a rule proposed by the Biden administration.

Bird Flu Threatens Workers

Bird Flu Threatens Workers

Since April of 2024, the U.S. has documented an unprecedented 70 known cases of H5N1, or “bird flu,” among dairy and poultry farmworkers.

British Unions Holding “Year of Climate Action”

British Unions Holding “Year of Climate Action”

In 2024, Britain’s Trade Union Congress voted to back a Year of Trade Union Climate Action, engaging with community and climate justice groups. Major unions are promoting participation by their members and affiliates.

Defending Society Against the MAGA Assault

Defending Society Against the MAGA Assault

Wondering what the emerging movement against MAGA and Trump and for democracy and justice can do next? In a recent series of Commentaries, LNS Co-Founder and Senior Strategic Advisor Jeremy Brecher describes the rise of the movement to defend society against the MAGA juggernaut and proposes next steps.

The Movement-Based Opposition in Action

The Movement-Based Opposition in Action

The previous Strike! Commentary described how the burgeoning movement to defend society against Trump’s tyranny is developing into a movement-based opposition. This commentary examines how the actions of that opposition can expand to defeat the MAGA juggernaut.

Stop the ICE raids. Free David Huerta.

Stop the ICE raids. Free David Huerta.

“What happened to me is not about me; This is about something much bigger. This is about how we as a community stand together and resist the injustice that’s happening. Hard-working people, and members of our family and our community, are being treated like criminals. We all collectively have to object to this madness because this is not justice. This is injustice. And we all have to stand on the right side of justice.” SEIU United Service Workers West President David Huerta

June 14: No Kings Day

June 14: No Kings Day

On June 14, President Donald Trump is planning to spend $45 million in taxpayers’ money for a celebration of his birthday. In response, on that day people all over the country will celebrate NO KINGS DAY, a day of action described by its organizers as “a nationwide day of defiance.”