“we'll welcome journalist Mariah Blake, author of the new book They Poisoned the World, Life and Death in the Age of Forever Chemicals, which revealed the true hazards of PFAS…after losing several friends and relatives to cancer, an unassuming insurance underwriter in Houssuck Falls, New York began to suspect that the local water supply was polluted.

Turns out it was.”

From Ralph Nader Radio Hour: The State of Labor/ Forever Chemicals,
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ralph-nader-radio-hour/id874581610?i=1000721309374

One more post, and then I'll re-toot some of the posts from earlier today and last night (yes, we started early). HT to @anubis2814 for this brilliant post!

"Richard Scarry created the most #solarpunk world you can imagine and Its left us feeling frustrated as to what we could have without #capitalism. I don't want a jet pack I want an apple car. #IWW #unions "

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VA to End Bargaining Agreement Contracts with Most Unions

> 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.
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/08/07/va-end-bargaining-agreement-contracts-most-unions.html #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."

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/08/07/va-end-bargaining-agreement-contracts-most-unions.html

https://labornotes.org/node/7932

Toxic Laundry Melting Aprons: Mauser Strike Hits Two Months
https://labornotes.org/2025/08/mauser-strike-hits-two-months

#Starbucks affords lavish managers’ conference, executive bonuses, & private jet for CEO Brian Niccol to commute to work. In 2024, Brian made 6,666 times MORE than the average Starbucks worker… that’s more than ANY S&P 500 company!
When we fight together, we win together - Fan the flames of discontent

https://bit.ly/m/SBWU

https://sbworkersunited.org/

#VA #union contracts terminated: the staff at #VeteransAffairs facilities across America don’t ask for praise, they ask for a voice, and today, the #Trump Administration told them to sit down and shut up

https://www.cleveland.com/news/2025/08/va-ends-union-contracts-for-most-workers-at-its-cleveland-medical-center-citing-trump-executive-order.html

Government criminalizing #protest, attempting to dissolve militant #union. “What happens to one of us, happens to all of us. #Solidarity is global, and today #Panama is not alone”

https://www.bwint.org/BwiNews/NewsDetails?newsId=684

#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.

https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/08/04/dockworkers-in-italy-win-against-arms-shipment-to-israel/

A nascent faculty union at Western New Mexico University overcame a procedural hurdle in seeking recognition of its collective bargaining unit after settling objections by the administration over the unit’s composition last week.

https://www.abqjournal.com/news/article_56886604-7761-4bd7-98f5-fbd5545570de.html

'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.

https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-afge

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

@Peter_Link

Did you know that #unions are extortionists, exploiters, that they always want wages above market, that consumers and non-union #workers are victims?

Brazilian oil company #Petrobras rejects fake "#union" run by same individuals behind anti-union activities

https://www.itfglobal.org/en/news/petrobras-rejects-sham-union-isu