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Unemployment Drops to 6.2 Percent — But Long-Term Unemployment Continues Soaring
Older workers have been hit hardest by ongoing joblessness.
Over 33 Percent of Low-Paid Workers Lost Jobs During Pandemic
Perhaps this pandemic’s devastation will promote a debate on the failures of our ragged social safety net.
Pandemic May Have Left 265 Million People With Acute Food Shortages in 2020
As Black and Latinx families experience disproportionate food insecurity, experts warn of famine in dozens of countries.
Essential Farmworkers Deserve Protections From Pesticide Exposure
We need to better safeguard the health of the people who feed our nation.
Ayanna Pressley Unveils Jobs Guarantee Resolution
The resolution calls for “meaningful, dignified work” at a livable wage as an enforceable legal right in the U.S.
Warehouse Workers in Alabama Battle Amazon for the Right to Unionize
Amazon workers in Bessemer, Alabama, are voting on whether to become the first unionized Amazon warehouse in the U.S.
Amazon Is Fighting Hard to Stop Its Warehouse Workers From Unionizing
Amazon's union-busting tactics prompted 50 members of Congress to send the company a warning letter.
A Return to “Normal” Under Biden Is Not Good Enough. We Must Demand More.
From birth, the “normality” of capitalism is forced upon us. Let’s rebut the idea that it’s OK to live in oppression.
Mandatory Paid Sick Leave Just Ended. It Needs to Be Restored.
If we are to conquer COVID-19, companies need to put public health above CEO profits.
AOC Skipped Inauguration to Join a Strike
She went to Hunts Point Produce Market in the Bronx to express solidarity with 1,400 striking produce workers.