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![A stripper performs at The Stadium Club in Washington, D.C., on August 4, 2012.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/03/2024_0326-dance-400x300.jpg)
Washington State Enacts Comprehensive Worker Protections for Strip Club Dancers
"This is a beautiful step towards decriminalization and a huge show of stripper solidarity,” one activist said.
![Mexican farmer Arnulfo Melo shows a harvested corn from his organic corn field in Milpa Alta, state of Mexico, on October 18, 2021.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/03/2024_0326-corn-400x300.jpg)
Experts Back Mexico’s Ban on Genetically Modified Corn Amid US Trade Dispute
The Biden administration is challenging the ban in a dispute settlement panel under a North American trade deal.
![Farm workers set up a mesh to grow vegetables](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/03/GettyImages-1766414151-400x300.jpg)
Florida Blocks Passage of Statewide Heat Standards for Outdoor Workers
The decision comes after Florida experienced its hottest summer on record.
![Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp exits the stage after speak during The Gathering conservative conference hosted and moderated by talk radio host Erick Erickson at the Grand Hyatt hotel on August 18, 2023, in Atlanta, Georgia.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/03/2024_0322-brian-kemp-400x300.jpg)
Georgia GOP-Passed Bill Removes Employer Right to Recognize Unions Right Away
As of 2022, only 5.4 percent of workers in Georgia were represented by a union.
![Peak bloom cherry blossoms frame the U.S. Capitol dome on the first full day of spring on March 20, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/03/2024_0321-capitol-400x300.jpg)
Sanders, Democrats Introduce Bill to Guarantee Workers Paid Time Off
The US is the only wealthy country in the world that doesn’t guarantee time off for workers.
![A protester in a yellow vest holds a sign reading "WHERE IS THE ACCOUNTABILITY" during an outdoor protest](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/03/2024_0320-google-layoffs-400x300.jpg)
Mass Layoffs Are Fueling the Growth of Far Right Authoritarianism
To stop the momentum of the far right, we need to confront mass layoff capitalism, says labor expert Les Leopold.
![Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and X, speaks to reporters as he leaves the “AI Insight Forum” at the Russell Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill, on September 13, 2023, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/03/GettyImages-1678533914-400x300.jpg)
These Companies Pay Their Executives More Than They Pay in Taxes
Tesla, Ford, Netflix and T-Mobile are among scores of U.S. firms that pay their top execs more than they pay the IRS.
![Fast food worker holds up sign saying "Popeyes, stop exploiting child labor" at protest](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/03/GettyImages-1491552588-400x300.jpg)
State Lawmakers Are Quietly Rolling Back Child Labor Protections
In January alone, eight states introduced or took new action on rolling back child labor protections.
![A For Rent sign stands in front of a house in Chicago, Illinois.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/03/2024_0315-for-rent-400x300.jpg)
Rent Increases Are Driving Inflation — and Pessimism About Economy Under Biden
Democrats say the economy is great, but millions of tenants are struggling to pay historic rent increases.
![Familias Unidas por la Justicia members join National Farm Worker's Ministry members in a march in July, 2015.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/03/2024_0315-f-400x300.jpg)
Indigenous Farmworkers Forge New Fronts for Labor Struggle in Washington State
A farmworkers union is building local and global solidarity as it fights back against big growers in Washington state.