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You may have heard of the 'union boom.' The numbers tell a different story

Despite a stream of headlines last year about unionization drives throughout the nation, the share of American workers in unions fell to its lowest level on record. What's going on?

February 28, 2023
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By:
  • Greg Rosalsky
Farm laborers working with an H-2A visa harvest romaine lettuce on a machine with heavy plastic dividers that separate workers from each other on April 27, 2020, in Greenfield, Calif.

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  • Politics

Farmworkers brace for more time in the shadows after latest effort fails in Congress

A legalization path for farmworkers failed to pass this month and faces an even steeper climb in a Republican-controlled House in the next Congress.

December 28, 2022
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By:
  • Ximena Bustillo
Starbucks Workers United members hope to win over customers who might not be thrilled with the strike by offering an even more exclusive commemorative item: A union-designed red cup with the Starbucks Workers United logo on the front.

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  • Business

On Red Cup Day, thousands of Starbucks workers go on strike

Hardcore Starbucks fans eagerly await the day the coffee company gives out limited-edition holiday cups. The union organizing Starbucks workers hope those same customers will help support their cause.

November 17, 2022
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By:
  • Vanessa Romo
Then-Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden speaks at the Amtrak Johnstown Train Station, Sept. 30, 2020, in Johnstown, Pa.

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  • Business

Biden says tentative railway labor deal has been reached, averting a strike

President Joe Biden said Thursday a tentative railway labor agreement has been reached, averting a potentially devastating strike before the pivotal midterm elections.

September 15, 2022
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By:
  • Andrea Hsu
Employees of HarperCollins Publisher participate in a one-day strike outside the publishing houses offices in Manhattan on July 20, 2022 in New York City.

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  • Business

Support for labor unions in the U.S. is at a 57-year high

A new poll from Gallup shows that support for unions is the highest it's been since 1965. This comes as workers at companies like Starbucks, Amazon and Chipotle have lately launched union drives.

August 31, 2022
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz
Members of the Columbus Education Association rally earlier this summer ahead of their vote this past Sunday night to officially strike this week.

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  • Education

Why teachers from one of Ohio's largest school districts are on strike

Children in the Columbus, Ohio, school system will likely begin their first day online because 4,500 teachers are striking after negotiations over a new contract with the district went nowhere.

August 22, 2022
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz
A federal judge in Arizona ruled that Starbucks did not have to reinstate or give accommodations to three workers who claimed they were retaliated against for union organizing.

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  • Business

Starbucks notches legal win in battle against union organizers

A federal judge in Arizona ruled that Starbucks did not have to reinstate or give accommodations to three employees who claim they were retaliated against for organizing a union.

June 09, 2022
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By:
  • Jacqueline GaNun
Labor Party leader Anthony Albanese speaks to supporters at a Labor Party event in Sydney, Australia, Sunday, May 22, 2022, after Prime Minister Scott Morrison conceding defeat to Albanese in a federal election.

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  • World

Albanese elected Australia's leader in complex poll result

Australians awoke on Sunday to a new prime minister in Anthony Albanese, the center-left Labor Party leader, though it remains unclear whether his party can form a majority government.

May 22, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Labor Party leader Anthony Albanese speaks to supporters at a Labor Party event in Sydney, Australia, Sunday, May 22, 2022, after Prime Minister Scott Morrison conceding defeat to Albanese in a federal election.

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  • World

Albanese elected Australia's leader in complex poll result

Australians awoke on Sunday to a new prime minister in Anthony Albanese, the center-left Labor Party leader, though it remains unclear whether his party can form a majority government.

May 22, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
In this Thursday, July 25, 2019 photo, security guards are posted near an entrance to Centennial Olympic Park in downtown Atlanta where a sign for movie extras is set up for Clint Eastwood's film "Richard Jewell."

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  • News

Film workers' union votes to strike over long hours. Georgia's ready to join in

One of the nation’s largest film and television unions voted Monday to authorize a strike, which could have a huge impact on Georgia’s film industry.

October 05, 2021
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By:
  • Sarah Rose
A server delivers food to customers dining at a restaurant in Los Angeles on Aug. 7. Restaurants are boosting pay to attract workers, and that could have an impact on already-high inflation.

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  • Economy

Wages Are Going Up — And So Is Inflation. Consumer Prices Have Hit A 13-Year High

Consumer prices rose 5.4% in July, compared to a year ago. Here's one thing to watch going forward: How rising wages impacts inflation.

August 11, 2021
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By:
  • Scott Horsley
Restaurants in Miami and across the country are seeing surging demand from customers, but they are still struggling to recruit staff.

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  • Economy

Restaurants Are Dangling Vacation And Matching 401(k), But Many Workers Aren't Biting

As the U.S. economy continues to rebound from the pandemic recession, lots of people are going back to work — but not as quickly as many employers would like. Employers added 943,00 jobs in June.

August 06, 2021
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By:
  • Scott Horsley
In this Nov. 13, 2017, AP file photo, a child collects palm kernels from the ground at a palm oil plantation in Sumatra, Indonesia. Indonesia is the world's largest palm oil producer.

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  • World

Child Labor Surges For The First Time In 20 Years. The Pandemic May Make That Worse.

An estimated 160 million children were involved in child labor around the world at the beginning of 2020, according to a new report.

June 10, 2021
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz
Google is also offering four weeks per year where employees can work from anywhere they want.

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  • Business

Google Adapts To Long-Term Telework, Offers Employees Hybrid Workweek

More than a year into telework, the tech giant has said about 60% of its employees will work remotely two days a week. Twenty percent will work from home permanently.

May 06, 2021
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz
More than 5,800 warehouse workers at the Bessemer, Ala., Amazon facility are voting this month on whether to join the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union. Supporters are protesting in solidarity with those workers.

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  • National

Biden Backs Amazon Warehouse Workers' Union Drive

More than 5,800 warehouse workers at the Bessemer, Ala., Amazon facility are voting this month on whether to join the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union.

March 01, 2021
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz
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