Labor
Report: NLRB field staff shrank by one-third in last decade
April 2, 2021The agency responsible for protecting workers from bosses who break labor law was essentially gutted.
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Big changes needed to bring kicked-out women back to work
April 1, 2021Special measures needed to restore jobs women lost to the coronavirus.
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‘Lighting a fuse’: Amazon vote could spark more union pushes
March 30, 2021What happens inside a warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama, could have major implications not just for the country’s second-largest employer but the labor movement at large.
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Worldwide, union leaders grapple with members backing right-wing ‘populists’
March 30, 2021They face a tough battle. Once elected, the so-called populists enact repressive, pro-corporate, and anti-worker laws.
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House panel OKs pro-worker bills
March 26, 2021One measure would sharply reduce workplace violence.
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