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This 14-Year-Old Family Breadwinner Is Part Of The Rise In Child Labor
Sahr Tarawaly is proud to be the breadwinner for his family. Each day the 14- year-old fetches water for several of his neighbors. He collects firewood to… -
Startups Like Lordstown Wanted To Upend The Car Industry. It's Now Do Or Die For Them
Lordstown Motors launched with huge ambitions — and a redemption story. Today it's scrambling for cash and trying to assuage investor anxieties.The… -
Pavement Coffeehouse Employees Move To Unionize; Would Be First Union Café In Mass.
The local cafe chain’s employees are demanding pay increases, paid mental health days and management transparency. -
Overwork Killed More Than 745,000 People In A Year, WHO Study Finds
Working long hours poses an occupational health risk that kills hundreds of thousands of people each year, the World Health Organization says.People… -
Report: Pandemic Has Had High Economic Impact On Mothers
The Boston Fed reports that working women with school-aged children have been hard hit by school closures. -
Dolores Huerta On The Pressing Fight For Labor Rights In The COVID Era
"We know labor unions are essential to our democracy, because labor unions create the middle class." -
It's A No: Amazon Warehouse Workers Vote Against Unionizing In Historic Election
Updated April 9, 2021 at 11:20 AM ETAmazon warehouse workers in Alabama will not be forming a union.The majority of Amazon's workers in Bessemer, Ala.,… -
Why Is The Amazon Union Vote Count Taking So Long?
The results of the 2021 election that everyone has been awaiting with bated breath are taking a while. Blame it on mail-in votes. Yes, this one, too.The… -
With More Women In State Office, Family Leave Policies Have Not Caught Up
A nameplate that reads "Mom Boss" sits on the desk of Michigan state Sen. Stephanie Chang's basement office in the capitol building in Lansing. Around it… -
'Walk One Day In Our Shoes': Life Near Minimum Wage
Joyce Barnes sometimes pauses, leaving the grocery store. A crowd shifts past, loaded up with goodies. Barnes pictures herself, walking out with big…
