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Labor Department Accuses Slaughter House Company of Employing Dozens of Children
An investigation found Packers Sanitation Services Inc. employed children as young as 13 to clean dangerous machinery.
The Working Class Lost the $2 Billion Powerball Lottery
The lottery is effectively a regressive tax that often replaces state funding for education with ticket revenue.
HarperCollins Workers Are Demanding Murdoch’s News Corp Pay Them a Living Wage
Employees at one of the world's largest publishing houses are on strike for a fair contract.
Report: Big Shipping Companies’ Profits Increased 30,000 Percent Amid Inflation
House Oversight lawmakers blame inflation partially on “excess corporate price hikes” during the pandemic.
55,000 Ontario Education Workers Strike Despite Draconian New Anti-Labor Law
Workers are defying right-wing Premier Doug Ford's new law making it illegal for education workers to go on strike.
Rail Unions Got Pressured Into a Bad Deal, Now Workers Are Threatening to Strike
If one railroad union strikes, 11 more could respect the picket line and shut down the nation’s railway infrastructure.
Employees Sue Twitter After Musk Gives Little Notice for Mass Layoffs
The lawsuit alleges that Elon Musk was in violation of a federal law requiring advance notice of mass layoffs.
Economy Added 261,000 Jobs in October as Wage Growth Settles at 3.9 Percent
Job growth was strong across sectors, but it was especially strong in health care and manufacturing.
Companies’ Price Hikes Fuel Inflation. Why Isn’t the Fed Talking About It?
Progressive economists have estimated that corporate profits are to blame for 40 to 50 percent of price increases.
Stakes Are High for Workers, So Unions Are Mobilizing for Midterms
SEIU President Mary Kay Henry discusses how unions are organizing to empower working people ahead of Election Day.