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Economy & Labor

Sen. John Thune talks to reporters with Sen. Roy Blunt, left, following the weekly Senate Republican policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol on March 29, 2022, in Washington, D.C.
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Economy & Labor

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.
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Sharon Zhang,
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April 27, 2022
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Prices for gas at an Exxon gas station on Capitol Hill are seen March 14, 2022, in Washington, D.C.
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Economy & Labor

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.
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Sharon Zhang,
Truthout
April 27, 2022
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President Joe Biden speaks to guests during a visit to North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University on April 14, 2022, in Greensboro, North Carolina.
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Economy & Labor

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.
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Sharon Zhang,
Truthout
April 27, 2022
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Bernie Sanders speaks while surrounded by union organizers and worker at an outdoor rally
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Economy & Labor

Bernie Sanders Demands Biden Cancel Amazon Contracts Over Union-Busting

Sanders says the federal government must stop “handing out corporate welfare to union busters.”
by
Jake Johnson,
Common Dreams
April 27, 2022
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A parent helps their child with homework
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Economy & Labor

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.
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Pat Gowens,
Truthout
April 27, 2022
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A flight attendant walks through an airplane before the plane's descent into the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport on November 24, 2021, in Dallas, Texas.
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Economy & Labor

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.
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Sharon Zhang,
Truthout
April 26, 2022
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A member of the Amazon Labor Union shakes hands with Sen. Bernie Sanders at an Amazon Labor Union rally on April 24, 2022, in New York City.
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Economy & Labor

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.”
by
Sharon Zhang,
Truthout
April 26, 2022
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A Starbucks worker wears a t-shirt and button promoting unionization, outside a Chicago location on April 7, 2022.
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Economy & Labor

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.
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Sharon Zhang,
Truthout
April 25, 2022
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A Now Hiring sign is displayed in front of a restaurant in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, on March 19, 2022.
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Economy & Labor

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.
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Chris Walker,
Truthout
April 25, 2022
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Amazon Labor Union organizer Christian Smalls speaks following the April 1, 2022, vote for the unionization of the Amazon Staten Island warehouse in New York.
Op-Ed
Economy & Labor

Second Amazon Warehouse on Staten Island Will Hold Union Vote on Monday

A second successful unionization vote would confirm the importance of the Amazon Labor Union’s organizing model.
by
James Dennis Hoff,
Left Voice
April 24, 2022
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