John Deere is costing American farmers $4.2 billion a year by restricting them from fixing their own tractors. Apple, Amazon and major automakers use the same strategies on everything you own. It’s bad for consumers and local mechanics, but excellent for corporate profits. 00:00 Intro 01:50 John Deere’s Repair Monopoly […]
300 IKEA workers who supply furniture to stores across the country are on strike. IKEA brought in $2 billion this year, but corporate removed key contract protections for workers. Now many workers are living paycheck-to-paycheck, while management calls them “family.” —– More Perfect Union’s mission is to build power for […]
USPS letter carriers tell us they’re sleeping in their vehicles and bathing at union halls because they get paid poverty wages. They were promised a historic new contract this year. Instead, they were offered 1.3% raises. Now they’re revolting. —– More Perfect Union’s mission is to build power for working […]
Whole Foods workers say they’re surveilled, tracked to the minute, and have to work two jobs to survive. Amazon bought the grocery chain in 2017. Now it’s like “walking around in the corpse of what used to be.” So workers are organizing to form the first Whole Foods union. —– […]
Private health insurance corporations are trying to trick seniors across America into signing up for Medicare Advantage. Is it less expensive? No. Is it better coverage? Also no. It’s just another way for corporations to skim more money off the ill. —– More Perfect Union’s mission is to build power […]
Jeep used to be a treasured American brand. But after Stellantis bought the iconic brand, workers say execs slashed jobs and quality to drive up profits. Now customers say the new $80,000 Jeep Wagoneer has mechanical issues fresh off the lot. —– More Perfect Union’s mission is to build power […]
Johnson & Johnson knew their baby powder contained asbestos and caused cancer. They covered it up. A generation of women suffered, linking their ovarian cancer to J&J. But the $370 billion company could get away with it using a shady legal move: the Texas Two Step. —– More Perfect Union’s […]
SCOOP: Amazon workers in NYC are going on strike right before Christmas — the company’s busiest time. The first unionized Amazon warehouse is going to shut down in a historic walkout. Workers plan to hit the company where it hurts to win their first union contract. —– More Perfect Union’s […]
We sat down with President Joe Biden to talk about his economic legacy — and whether he thinks he went far enough to help working people. He said he spent his career trying to overturn trickle-down economic theory. “What happened? Corporate America got greedy.” —– More Perfect Union’s mission is […]
We went to North Carolina to get residents’ side of the story after Hurricane Helene. People told us that the systems designed to help people rebuild and recover are failing. It’s a much bigger problem than we imagined — and it’s only going to get worse. One solution? Making fossil […]
