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News Articles: workers rights

Firefighters gather at the site of a fire at a lithium battery factory owned by South Korean battery maker Aricell in Hwaseong, South Korea, on June 24.

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  • Asia

A deadly fire exposes the lack of protection for migrant workers in South Korea

As South Korea's population shrinks, foreign migrant workers are joining the country's workforce. But a recent deadly fire exposed the risks some of them are facing.

July 06, 2024
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  • Se Eun Gong
Jeremy Kimbrell has worked at the Mercedes-Benz plant in Vance, Ala., since 1999. Having been involved in several failed union drives, he says this latest one feels different.

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  • Business

Want to understand America's labor movement? Head south

If you go by headlines, the last 12 months have delivered major wins to organized labor.

But despite well publicized victories the rate of U.S. union membership fell to a record low in 2023. Just 10%.

And in southern states, the push to unionize can still be a grinding, uphill battle.

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May 03, 2024
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Austin, Texas, construction workers dig on a hot day in August 2021. Last month, Gov. Greg Abbott signed a bill that overturns local ordinances in some Texas cities that mandate regular rest breaks for such workers.

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  • Health

Amid a record heat wave, Texas construction workers lose their right to rest breaks

In June, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed a law undoing local protections that ensured breaks for laborers who spend their days in scorching heat. The law takes effect Sept. 1.

July 21, 2023
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  • Hannah Levitan, Investigative Reporting Workshop
Workers at the East Point Amazon warehouse protest for better working conditions and higher pay on October 19, 2022.

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  • Business

'No justice, no work': Amazon workers demand safety and fair pay

Workers from Amazon’s East Point warehouse, ATL 6, recently held a protest demanding higher wages and better working conditions.

October 20, 2022
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  • Amanda Andrews
David Williams is a stocker at a Dollar General store in New Orleans. He's pushing for better work conditions and pay at his store with help from Step Up Louisiana.

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  • Business

Dollar store workers in the South have a labor movement. Just don't call it a union

Unions aren't popular in the South. That's one reason why a labor organizing campaign at Dolllar General stores in Louisiana doesn't use the u-word.

September 03, 2022
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  • Stephan Bisaha
In 2020, Willy Solis became a voice for thousands of gig workers at Target-owned Shipt, leading calls for better treatment and pay during the pandemic and beyond.

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  • Business

How The Pandemic Turned An Introvert Into A Voice For Gig Workers

As the pandemic forced society to acknowledge just how essential low-wage gig workers are, Willy Solis, who delivers groceries for the app Shipt, seized the moment to advocate for better conditions.

December 27, 2020
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  • Shannon Bond

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