DIThe Distraction Index

#labor_rights

8 events across 7 weeks

2Damage
2Hype
4Noise
19.3Avg Dmg
20.4Avg Hype
WEEK 82Jul 19 – 25
NOISE2026-07-24
Trump Administration Raises Tariffs on Goods Produced with Forced Labor
Policy Changeinternational · moderate
Damage
0.6
Hype
18.4
WEEK 80Jul 5 – 11
NOISE2026-07-03
Unions Sue DoD Over Termination of Collective Bargaining Agreements
Enforcement Actionfederal · moderate
Damage
9.3
Hype
18.4
WEEK 62Mar 1 – 7
HYPE2026-02-27
Appeals Court Upholds Trump Executive Order Restricting Collective Bargaining for Federal Workers
Policy Changefederal · moderate
Damage
34.9
Hype
43.5
WEEK 61Feb 22 – 28
DMG2026-02-26
Court Upholds Trump's Ending of Union Bargaining for Federal Workers
Policy Changefederal · moderate
Damage
32.2
Hype
6.4
NOISE2026-02-26
California Protects Immigrant Truck Drivers' Licenses
Judicial/Legal Actionsingle state · narrow
Damage
8.0
Hype
13.4
WEEK 34Aug 17 – 23
NOISE2025-08-23
HHS Moves to Strip Federal Health Workers of Union Rights
Policy Changefederal · moderate
Damage
21.8
Hype
16.1
WEEK 25Jun 15 – 21
HYPE2025-06-14
Union Leader Arrest Galvanizes California Democrats on Immigration
Enforcement Actionsingle state · narrow
Damage
10.1
Hype
25.1
WEEK 13Mar 23 – 29
DMG2025-03-29
Trump Signs Order Ending Union Bargaining Rights for Federal Employees
Policy Changefederal · broad
Damage
37.6
Hype
22.0