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Economy & Labor
After 18 Months, Striking Warrior Met Miners and Families Hold the Line
The Warrior Met strike epitomizes the imbalance of power between Wall Street and workers.
US Is Overcome With Debt and Death. Let’s Fight Inequality to Stop This Crisis.
It is not debt cancellation that the nation can’t afford -- it is widening inequality that is too costly.
Union Filings Grew by 53 Percent This Fiscal Year, Marking Growing Union Wave
The data shows the growing strength and boldness of the labor movement over the past year.
Wage Growth Slows Even as Unemployment Ticks Back Down to 3.5 Percent
Wages have grown at a pace consistent with the Fed’s inflation target.
Fears of a Housing Crash Threaten Life Savings of Tens of Millions in the US
The Federal Reserve’s policies are also pushing home ownership further out of reach for first-time buyers.
Starbucks Union Organizer Says He Was Fired for Wearing Suicide Awareness Pin
He says that he wore the pin in honor of a coworker who died by suicide earlier this year.
Sanders, Warren Slam Starbucks for “Unethical and Unlawful” Union Busting
The lawmakers torched the company for withholding wage and benefits increases to union members.
Amazon Suspends at Least 50 Workers in Response to Protest Over Warehouse Fire
Workers had refused to return to work after a fire broke out in a compactor in the warehouse.
Florida Struggles in the Wake of Deadly Hurricane as DeSantis Wages Culture Wars
The Florida governor's focus has been on enacting anti-immigrant and anti-LGBTQ policies.
Amazon Warehouse Workers Wage Work Stoppage in Protest After Fire Breaks Out
Amazon Labor Union says that over 650 workers waged a work stoppage in protest of unsafe working conditions.