Labor
30,000 L.A. school support staffers to strike; teachers refuse to cross picket line
March 17, 2023This majority-woman workforce—cafeteria workers, bus drivers, custodians, and special ed assistants—make an average of only $25,000 a year.
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Black lung is back: Disease’s deadliest form sees ten-fold increase among Appalachian miners
March 16, 2023As mining corporations push for ever-harder to reach coal, workers are facing new and more dangerous health risks from silica dust.
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Michigan makes history, first state to repeal Right-to-Work (for less) in 60 years
March 16, 2023Labor victory comes on the heels of an anti-Republican sweep of the state House, Senate, and governor’s mansion in the 2022 elections.
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Unemployment rate edges up; Businesses claim to create more low-wage jobs
March 13, 2023Cuts in warehouse workers—people added during the pandemic who are now being let go—started showing up in the jobless numbers.
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Safety Board to probe Norfolk Southern, not just individual crashes
March 10, 2023The National Transportation Safety Board will investigate the entire safety culture at Norfolk Southern Railroad.
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