| Dec 8, 2021 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyThe National Labor Relations Board, or NLRB, just ruled that a historic union vote among Amazon warehouse workers in Bessemer, Alabama was not valid. The highly publicized vote resulted in a resounding defeat for the union in March 2021, with more than 70 percent of...
| Nov 3, 2021 | Economy / Business|HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyIt was called “Striketober.” While politicians in Washington bickered over infrastructure, jobs, and the social safety net, unionized workers across the heartland went on strike to get their fair share directly. At one point in October, over 90,000 unionized workers...
| Apr 21, 2021 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyFollowing one of the most high-profile union votes in history, workers at an Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama ultimately rejected efforts to form a union. But for labor advocates, this fight is far from over. “The Amazon workers who voted for a union in Bessemer...
| Apr 7, 2021 | Economy / Business|Editors Picks|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyI’m a domestic worker. You can just imagine how badly COVID-19 has impacted my income. Clients, especially elderly people, were suddenly uncomfortable with letting outside people into their homes for fear of contracting the virus. A lot of my work dried up. I feed my...