Jobs
After years of racism on the job, seven LA engineers sue
September 13, 2021KKK images, retaliation, lack of promotions were used to target Black workers at Pacific Harbor Lines.
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Unemployed workers face hardship, desperation as benefits run out
September 7, 2021Sudden end to aid can cause great damage to the entire economy as the recovery is jolted by a surge in the Delta variant of the coronavirus.
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Ohio workers resist Cenovus non-union outsourcing of 3,000 oil refinery jobs
August 30, 2021The move to bring in non-union workers, mostly from Texas, has thousands of Lima residents who’ve been working at the plant for years, some for generations, asking what they’re supposed to do for work.
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Rural towns deserve more than just prison jobs
August 10, 2021Rural prison towns need jobs. There are better ones than guarding people in cages.
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Economy added 943K jobs in July, but there are cautions
August 6, 2021July jobless rate for Black workers is still far higher than the rate for white workers.
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