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Category: Labor

Three UAW On Strike picket signs stacked on top of each other on the grass. The topmost sign has blue text, and the one underneath it is in green. Both say "UAW ON STRIKE."
Posted inLabor

Striking auto workers want a four-day workweek. It makes sense.

by Alexia Fernández Campbell  September 15, 2023September 15, 2023

Thousands of auto workers are on strike over pay raises, healthcare and pension benefits. It’s the most aggressive move by the United Auto Workers in modern history, targeting Detroit’s biggest car makers all at once.   Yet none of the union’s demands has grabbed more attention than its call for a four-day workweek. UAW wants the […]

A bodega displays a sign that says "EBT accepted here."
Posted inLabor

Forcing more people to work for food stamps is harmful

by Alexia Fernández Campbell  May 5, 2023May 23, 2023
A child looks out of the window of a bus, in the reflection of the window you can see two American flags.
Posted inImmigration

How U.S. policy drives child migrants into dangerous jobs

Avatar photo by Kristian Hernández March 31, 2023March 31, 2023
Posted inLabor

Sheriff opens rape investigation after CPI-Scripps News reporting

by Alexia Fernández Campbell  January 6, 2023January 6, 2023
A photo illustration combining two photos in black and white. One photo is of a tractor trailer riding on the highway. The other photos is overlaying the first. It is a photo of a woman's face close up in profile.
Posted inLabor

Attacked behind the wheel

by Alexia Fernández Campbell  and Claire Molloy December 11, 2022May 23, 2023
Three women in horizontal black and white striped prison uniforms carry sandbags.
Posted inLabor

End of slavery exception in state constitutions could reform prison labor

Avatar photo by April Simpson November 10, 2022November 10, 2022
Posted inLabor

Can you tackle systemic racism without confronting race?

Avatar photo by April Simpson October 21, 2022May 23, 2023
Posted inLabor

Low-paid workers are unionizing. Corporations are spending a ton to stop them.

by Alexia Fernández Campbell  September 30, 2022May 23, 2023
A Chipotle Mexican Grill worker prepares a meal for a customer waiting in line.
Posted inWatchdog newsletter

CEOs got bonuses while workers struggled during the pandemic

by Alexia Fernández Campbell  August 20, 2021January 28, 2022
A 'We're Hiring!' sign is displayed at a Starbucks. Wages rose across all racial groups in the first 3 months of 2021.
Posted inWatchdog newsletter

Wages are rising again — for some more than others

by Alexia Fernández Campbell  July 2, 2021January 28, 2022
Posted inWatchdog newsletter

The economic recovery isn’t lifting everyone

by Alexia Fernández Campbell  May 14, 2021January 28, 2022
Posted inCOVID Divide

These companies took $1.8 billion in federal aid to save jobs. They laid off 90,000 workers anyway.

Avatar photoTaylor Johnston by Alexia Fernández Campbell , Joe Yerardi and Taylor Johnston December 18, 2020February 28, 2023
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Businesses cited for illegally denying workers paid COVID-19 sick leave double

by Alexia Fernández Campbell  September 25, 2020January 28, 2022
Posted inSystem Failure

Fewer inspectors, more deaths: The Trump administration rolls back workplace safety inspections

Avatar photo by Alexia Fernández Campbell  and Joe Yerardi August 18, 2020February 28, 2023
Posted inWorkers’ Rights

McDonald’s, Marriott franchises didn’t pay COVID-19 sick leave. That was illegal.

by Alexia Fernández Campbell  August 3, 2020January 28, 2022
Latinas attend food drive
Posted inCoronavirus and Inequality

Even with positive jobs report, Latinas still hardest hit by COVID-19 slowdown. Here’s why.

by Alexia Fernández Campbell  June 5, 2020January 28, 2022

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