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Biden May Extend Student Loan Payment Pause Again Amid Court Battles
Debt advocates say that extending the pause again is the bare minimum that Biden can do to help student loan debtors.
48,000 UC Academic Workers Walk Off Job in 2022’s Biggest Strike So Far
This is the largest academic strike in higher education ever waged in the U.S., according to the union.
Democrats Have Just Weeks to Avoid Labor Board Funding “Catastrophe,” Union Says
The NLRB’s budget has remained stagnant for nine years, severely undermining its ability to enforce labor laws.
As Workers Flee China’s Largest iPhone Factory, Activists Say Apple Is to Blame
Videos show workers attempting to flee a Foxconn factory where they're essentially imprisoned to produce the iPhone 14.
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.