Labor
No red carpet: Striking French workers force cancelation of British king’s visit
March 24, 2023Workers keep France paralyzed in “biggest mobilization since May 1968.”
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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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Dems support, most Republicans cool to PRO Act labor law overhaul
March 9, 2023The purpose of the bill is to enact steps that guarantee true fairness at U.S. workplaces.
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Striking workers bring France to standstill to protest rise in retirement age
March 8, 2023Unions are planning rolling strikes and have already halted all transport in the country.
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Sanders pushes AFA Chief Sara Nelson as new Labor Secretary
February 16, 2023He praised the exiting Marty Walsh but says he would support Sara Nelson or Robert Reich in that order.
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