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171 items of 1822 · updated Oct 30, 2026, 6:10 AM ET
CAIR demanded a U.S. manufacturer stop sending electroshock weapons to Israel after an investigation published by The Guardian revealed their use in torture and abuse of Palestinian detainees.
Source: Common Dreams (commondreams.org)
MN HF 3074 would create collective bargaining rights for transportation network company drivers; on 2025-04-02 it was referred to Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org)
A Tampa TSA union steward said the airport was targeted by the $13 billion Gold+ TSA privatization program, which the union averted.
Source: Labor Notes (labornotes.org)
A City Council resolution orders a report pursuant to California Elections Code Section 9212 on the effects of the citizen sponsored initiative Oakland Living Wage For All Act Of 2026.
Source: Legistar: 15 city and county councils (oakland.legistar.com) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
An Oakland city resolution to submit the citizen-sponsored Oakland Living Wage For All Act Of 2026 to voters at the November 7, 2028 general municipal election or at a special election.
Source: Legistar: 15 city and county councils (oakland.legistar.com) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
An ordinance adopting the citizen sponsored Initiative Oakland Living Wage For All Act of 2026 to increase the minimum wage to $30 for Oakland employees by July 1, 2037 is in committee.
Source: Legistar: 15 city and county councils (oakland.legistar.com) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
A resolution accepting the certification of the examination of the initiative petition proposing the Oakland Living Wage For All Act Of 2026 minimum wage ballot measure, status in committee.
Source: Legistar: 15 city and county councils (oakland.legistar.com) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
MN HF 689 authorizes county attorneys to use administrative subpoenas in wage theft investigations; on 2025-04-02 it was re-referred to Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org)
Presentation of Proposal 26-1360, related to algorithmic price fixing of rental units, before the Budget and Policy Committee.
Source: Legistar: 15 city and county councils (denver.legistar.com) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
Billionaires including Sergey Brin and Eric Schmidt are funding a $304 million effort to defeat California's Proposition 40 wealth tax measure.
Source: Capital & Main (capitalandmain.com)
Rabbi Jill Jacobs says Israeli forces detained her in the occupied West Bank while she observed and supported the Palestinian olive harvest.
Source: CBS News (cbsnews.com)
A series of lawsuits has created a new de facto regulatory regime as courts order companies like Meta and Google to change their business practices and pay.
Source: The New York Times (nytimes.com)
The federal government detained and sought to deport students and academics over support for Palestine, and the Supreme Court could soon take up the cases of Mahmoud Khalil and Badar Khan Suri.
Source: SCOTUSblog (scotusblog.com)
Democrat David Crowley and Republican Tom Tiffany faced off in their only Wisconsin governor's debate, tangling on issues including the 2020 election results and Democratic Socialists of America.
Source: The Hill (thehill.com)
H.R. 8868, the Restoring Overtime Pay Act of 2026, was referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce on 2026-05-15.
Source: Congress.gov API v3: recently updated bills (congress.gov)
S. 4551, the Restoring Overtime Pay Act of 2026, was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions on 2026-05-18.
Source: Congress.gov API v3: recently updated bills (congress.gov)
S. 5384, the Thirty-Two Hour Workweek Act, was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions on 2026-09-14.
Source: Congress.gov API v3: recently updated bills (congress.gov)
H.R. 10323, the Thirty-Two Hour Workweek Act, was referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce on 2026-09-08.
Source: Congress.gov API v3: recently updated bills (congress.gov)
The Young Democratic Socialists of America chapter at Stuyvesant High School co-signed a social media post declaring 'Intifada Until Victory!', and the school faces backlash.
Source: Politico (politico.com)
Briefing on Living Wages Audit, which looks at whether departments are monitoring their contracts to ensure compliance with living wage requirements, agenda ready for the Audit and Finance Committee.
Source: Legistar: 15 city and county councils (austintexas.legistar.com) · Status, sponsor and your legislators