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Student loan borrowers gather near the White House to tell President Biden to cancel student debt on May 12, 2020, in Washington, D.C.
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Economy & Labor

Officials Raise Concern Over Biden’s Plan to Limit Student Loan Cancellation

Officials say the Education Department doesn’t have the data to implement a debt cancellation plan with an income cap.
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Sharon Zhang,
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May 16, 2022
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Trader Joe's front entrance in Santa Maria, California.
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Economy & Labor

Trader Joe’s Workers Announce New Union Effort in Letter to CEO

Despite the company’s progressive image, workers say that the company has increasingly treated them as disposable.
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Sharon Zhang,
Truthout
May 16, 2022
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Tim Cook
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Economy & Labor

Median CEO Pay Leaps to Record $14.7 Million as Workers Strike for Better Wages

2021 was the sixth consecutive record-breaking year for executive compensation.
by
Jake Johnson,
Common Dreams
May 16, 2022
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Members of the Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers West started a weeklong strike at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center on May 9, 2022, in Los Angeles, California.
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Economy & Labor

Resident Physicians Are Unionizing. They Must Challenge For-Profit Health Care.

Physicians need to see how exploitative working conditions stem from a system constantly looking to increase profits.
by
Mike Pappas,
Left Voice
May 15, 2022
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A sign on the Farmer John slaughterhouse advertises job openings after 153 workers tested positive for COVID-19, on May 26, 2020, in Vernon, California.
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Economy & Labor

Meatpacking Industry Was Indifferent to Worker Safety Amid COVID, Report Shows

A new congressional report details the meatpacking industry’s callousness toward the health of its workers.
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Michael Grabell,
ProPublica
May 14, 2022
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Student loan borrowers gather near The White House to tell President Biden to cancel student debt on May 12, 2022, in Washington, D.C.
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Economy & Labor

Let’s End the Shame of Student Debt While Calling for Its Cancellation

To reduce income inequality, we need to reject “debt shaming” and insist on cancellation of student debt.
by
India Walton,
Progressive Hub
May 14, 2022
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A first responder walks among the wreckage of a damaged Amazon Distribution Center on December 11, 2021, in Edwardsville, Illinois.
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Economy & Labor

Amazon’s “Inadequate” Safety Rules Put Thousands at Risk, AOC and Warren Say

Occupational safety officials found that Amazon’s safety protocols contain “glaring gaps,” the lawmakers said.
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Sharon Zhang,
Truthout
May 12, 2022
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The Starbucks logo is displayed in the window of a Starbucks Coffee shop on January 24, 2019, in San Francisco, California.
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Economy & Labor

Starbucks Union Momentum Grows With Groundbreaking First Wins in California

The union wins signal that organizing momentum is still growing despite aggressive pushback from management.
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Jake Johnson,
Common Dreams
May 12, 2022
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A Starbucks Coffee shop is seen in the background as people gather at Westlake Park during the "Fight Starbucks' Union Busting" rally and march in Seattle, Washington, on April 23, 2022.
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Economy & Labor

Labor Board: Starbucks Must Reinstate 7 Workers the Company Fired in Memphis

The board also asked the courts to swiftly issue a judgment against the company to avoid further harm to the union push.
by
Sharon Zhang,
Truthout
May 11, 2022
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Congressional aides cheer as the Senate voted to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court in the U.S. Capitol on April 7, 2022.
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Economy & Labor

In Historic Vote, Congressional Staffers Win Right to Unionize

Congressional staffers will now be able to start forming unions on an office-by-office basis.
by
Sharon Zhang,
Truthout
May 11, 2022
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