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Economy & Labor
Inequality in a Globalized World Makes Pandemics and Financial Crises Inevitable
The coronavirus has shown us that unforeseen factors can crush the market and, by extension, the economy and workers.
Anti-Union Attorneys Love Joe Biden
Biden launched his campaign with a fundraiser co-hosted by the head of an anti-union law firm.
Experts Say Trump Is Exploiting Coronavirus Crisis to Attack Social Security
Economists say Trump's proposal to cut the payroll tax is “a Trojan Horse attack” on Social Security.
Plunging Stock Market Ignites Fears of Meltdown as Coronavirus Spreads
Some fear a financial meltdown on the scale of the 2008 crisis as the recorded U.S. coronavirus cases surpasses 500.
Last Pre-Coronavirus Jobs Report Shows Strong Job Growth, Weak Wage Growth
Wage growth slowed further in February to just 3 percent over the last year.
Farmworkers Step Up Pressure on Wendy’s Shareholders to Protect Workers’ Rights
A mobilization next week will pressure a major Wendy's investor to make good on its claim of support for labor rights.
Barred From Striking, Airline Food Workers Seek Other Ways to Protest
Frustration is growing among unionized airport workers, who are denied the right to strike under a 1926 law.
California Seniors Protest Eviction With “Walker Brigade”
The eviction notices come as the whole state contends with skyrocketing housing costs.
Unions Fighting Single-Payer Are Fighting Against Their Workers’ Interests
Medicare for All would disrupt union contracts to turn health care from a bargaining chip into a right.
New NAFTA Curtails Corporate Tribunals, But Loopholes Remain
The U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement blocks many but not all corporations from suing governments over investors’ rights.