U.S.
Jobs numbers conceal real unemployment and underemployment rate of 7.2%
September 6, 2019130,000 new jobs last month—but 20% of them were census temps. “This isn’t a very strong employment report,” AFL-CIO chief economist William Spriggs said.
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D.C. area bus systems share one characteristic—mistreating workers
September 6, 2019“We believe this upcoming contract will determine the fate of public transportation and economic justice for our entire region," workers say.
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Bayer adds Monsanto’s toxic legacy to its own
September 5, 2019Chemical war has been a good business for the two giants.
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Prison documentary Stateville Calling: What if rehabilitation was a human right?
September 4, 2019The hour-long documentary follows the current battle to pass legislation reinstating parole in Illinois, which the state hasn’t had since 1978.
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Attorneys general, pro-worker group head to court vs Trump’s anti-migrant schemes
September 3, 2019One Guatemalan mother of four who feared for her life, and whose father and mother were murdered by gangs, was deported. Back in Guatemala, gangs raped and shot her.
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