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Economy & Labor
149 Democrats Demand More Cash for Underfunded Labor Board as Union Push Spreads
The NLRB’s field staff has been cut in half over the past 20 years as it's faced budget shortfalls.
GOP Senators Unveil Bill to Bar Biden From Canceling Student Debt
Republicans say that only the wealthy benefit from student loan cancellation, which evidence shows is untrue.
As Gas Prices Soared in 2021, Big Oil CEOs Got a Nearly $45 Million Raise
Twenty-eight major oil and gas CEOs collected a whopping $394 million in compensation in 2021.
Biden Says He Wants to Fulfill His Campaign Promise to Cancel Student Debt
In a meeting with lawmakers, Biden signaled that he may fulfill — and surpass — his long-vaunted campaign promise.
Bernie Sanders Demands Biden Cancel Amazon Contracts Over Union-Busting
Sanders says the federal government must stop “handing out corporate welfare to union busters.”
Caregiving Is Work. Parents Deserve Welfare Free From Unpaid Work Requirements.
Caregivers' victories around the world show the real possibility of winning pay for unwaged motherworkers in the U.S.
Delta Announces It Will Pay Flight Attendants During Boarding Amid Union Push
The change “shows that Delta could have been paying Flight Attendants for boarding all along,” the union wrote.
Sanders Calls on Biden to Invite Starbucks, Amazon Union Workers to White House
“Biden has talked more about unions than any other president in my lifetime,” Sanders said. “But talk is not enough.”
Starbucks May Soon Face Legal Consequences for Union Busting
An injunction from the labor board seeks to reinstate workers that it finds were illegally fired for being pro-union.
GOP States Gutting Unemployment Didn’t Bring Workers Back Faster, Study Shows
A “meaningful” number of Americans suffered as a result of unemployment cuts, said one of the authors of the study.