Historic rulings from SCOTUS rulings made our week! ICYMI: The Supreme Court ruled to maintain national healthcare subsidies (effectively saving the Affordable Care Act) and expanded Marriage Equality for all.

 

News on Fast Track and the TPP this week: 

• Here’s how much corporations paid US senators to fast-track the TPP bill The Guardian
• Is the Trans-Pacific Partnership Unconstitutional?, The Atlantic
• Trade deal revolt precedes Obama's California trip, USA Today
• Wrong direction on climate, trade and development, The Hill
• Obama Bolsters His Leverage With Trade Victory, but at a Cost, NY Times
• Senate Passes TPP Fast Track, Capital & Main 

Other highlights on our radar:

• Commentary from Steve Smith- Forced Arbitration: Stacking the deck against workers, Digital Democracy
• Why Don’t the Poor Rise Up? NY Times OpEd
• U.S. House proposing deep cuts to training funds, OSHA and worker rights, Workday Minnesota (an awesome blog/email list to get on if you aren't already!)
• Retirement Can’t Wait, by Sec of Labor Tom Perez, DOL
• Who's Next: Making Space for Young Workers in the Union, Labor Notes
• Congressional Democrats Introduce an Ambitious New Bill to Restore the Voting Rights Act, The Nation
• Summer jobs — and teen employment in general — are going out of style, Vox
• Ikea's Minimum Wage Hike Was So Successful, It's Raising Wages Again, HuffPo
• Things to Know as a Young Worker: You Have Rights!, DOL
• California Appeals Court Rules Farmworkers Law Unconstitutional, David Bacon