Labor Issues
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A New Labor Movement: How Workers Are Unionizing Amazon, Starbucks And REI
After decades of decline in the United States, unions may be poised for a comeback. Every month seems to bring…
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Republicans Still Control A Key Mine Safety Agency In Biden’s Second Year As President
Sixteen months into the Biden presidency, Republicans still effectively control a federal agency that oversees mine safety, frustrating miner advocates…
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Bernie Sanders Heading To New York City To Back Amazon Union
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) plans to visit Amazon warehouse workers in Staten Island, New York, on Sunday, in a show…
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The Number Of U.S. Workers Who Belong To Unions Fell In 2021
The share of U.S. workers who belong to a labor union dropped in 2021 to hover near a historic low,…
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Jay Carney, Biden’s Former Spokesman, Now Battling Unions As Amazon’s Top PR Guy
As he rolled out his plan to revitalize American infrastructure on Thursday, President Joe Biden deployed a bit of rhetoric…
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Government Layoffs Pummeled Black Workers. The American Rescue Plan Could Bring Those Jobs Back.
Tiffany Arnold had been a paratransit driver for Atlanta’s mass transit system, MARTA, for nine years when COVID-19 sent the…
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House Approves Pro-Union Bill Despite Dim Senate Odds
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic-led House approved legislation that would invigorate workers’ unions, following decades of court defeats and legislative…
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Biden Blasts “Anti-Union” Efforts Amid Contentious Organizing Bid By Amazon Workers
President Joe Biden on Sunday night condemned union-busting by corporations and expressed the U.S. government’s support for collective bargaining by…
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Labor Groups And Progressives Urge Biden To Support Amazon Union Drive
Unions and progressive groups are increasing their pressure on President Joe Biden’s administration to come out in support of Amazon…
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Biden Stays Out Of Union Election At Alabama Amazon Warehouse
President Joe Biden considers himself a union man “from belt buckle to shoe sole,” as he likes to say. In…
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