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El Milagro Tortilla Workers Walk Out to Demand Fair Wages Amid Staff Shortage
The company has lost staff due to their poor treatment of workers and mishandling of the pandemic, organizers say.
Unions and Climate Activists Find Common Cause in Opposing Airport Expansion
The climate movement's most powerful ally against rampant growth in air travel is the industry's vast labor force.
83 Percent of Rental Assistance Still Undisbursed as Millions May Face Eviction
The assistance is more vital now that the federal eviction moratorium has been shot down.
Tenants Facing Eviction Help Introduce New “Keeping Renters Safe Act”
The Keeping Renters Safe Act would reinstate the federal pandemic eviction moratorium.
Pandemic Aid Was Supposed to Go to Small Businesses, But Big Companies Cashed In
The government has often forgiven generous PPP loans to corporations that may not have needed them to stay afloat.
Museum Workers Are Joining the Growing Labor Movement
Workers at Chicago’s Art Institute are unionizing for better pay, more transparency and a voice in management matters.
Scammers on Facebook Marketplace Target Users From Around the World
Thousands of listings and profiles broke the company’s rules, revealing how Facebook failed to safeguard users.
Report: McConnell’s Refusal to Raise Debt Ceiling Could Cost 6 Million Jobs
The default that the GOP is threatening to create could plunge the U.S. into another Great Recession, economists warn.
Nabisco Strike Ends as Union Members Approve New Contract
Some contractual wins include raises each year of the contract, higher 401(k) matches and a $5,000 ratification bonus.
YIMBY Movement Is Not the Answer to Housing Crisis, Grassroots Activists Say
The answer to the U.S. housing crisis is simple and widely adopted elsewhere: more public housing.