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Buffalo Community Shows Support to Fired Tesla Workers Seeking Union
Barista organizers and the local community lend support to Buffalo Tesla workers and their new union drive.
From Formula to Medications and Child Care, Parents Feel Strain of Shortages
Low-income parents in particular may not have the resources to navigate the layered crises.
Norfolk Southern Allows Monitoring Teams to Order Crews to Ignore Safety Alerts
In October, the company directed a train to keep moving with an overheated wheel that caused it to derail miles later.
Norfolk Southern Agrees to Paid Sick Leave for 3,000 Workers Amid Ohio Crisis
The company is the third Class 1 railroad to agree to provide paid sick leave to some of its workers in the past month.
Bernie Sanders Says It’s Time for a 4-Day Workweek, With No Pay Cuts
Workers should get to reap the benefits of technological advances, not just executives, Sanders said.
Report: Credit Scores Are Lower in the South, and Medical Debt Could Be to Blame
A new analysis finds a link between areas with low average credit scores and high amounts of medical debt.
Calls Grow for Public Ownership of Rail System Following Ohio Train Derailment
Railroad Workers United, which brings together members from 12 rail unions, has led the call for nationalization.
US Meatpacking Plants Illegally Employed Over 100 Children, DOL Finds
The probe found that Packers Sanitation Services had kids as young as 13 working with dangerous equipment and chemicals.
Federal Order Bars Starbucks From Firing Workers for Union Activity
The NLRB has issued 75 complaints against Starbucks for unfair labor practices, including firing pro-union workers.
Sanders and Warren Grill US’s Largest Grocer on Reports of Rampant Wage Theft
Workers have filed four lawsuits against Kroger for alleged wage theft in recent months.