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Apple workers in Atlanta become company's 1st retail workers to file to unionize

10:22am April 21, 2022

by Ayana Archie

Communications Workers of America, the retail workers' union, said big tech companies like Apple fail to give employees who don't work in an office equal standing and respect.

Alabama coal miners rally at a local ballpark in Brookwood. They've been on strike against Warrior Met Coal since April 1.

Economy

Unions have enthusiasm, media spotlight. But membership numbers lag

1:04pm January 28, 2022

by Stephan Bisaha

Strikes and organizing efforts at high-profile companies have generated new enthusiasm for organized labor. But numbers tell a different story. Union membership is tied for the lowest level on record.

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A droplet falls from a syringe after a health care worker was injected with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine last year at a hospital in Providence, R.I.

A N.Y. Hospital Will Stop Delivering Babies As Workers Quit Over A Vaccine Mandate

9:44am September 13, 2021

by Jaclyn Diaz

Lewis County General Hospital in upstate New York is pausing maternity services later this month after dozens of staff members quit because they refused to get a COVID-19 vaccine.

Striking members of the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization hold a rally on Aug. 6, 1981, on Long Island, N.Y. Nearly 13,000 air-traffic controllers walked off the job and most were fired by President Ronald Reagan after refusing to return t

Here Are 3 Pivotal Moments In Workers' History To Remember This Labor Day

10:18am September 04, 2021

by Jaclyn Diaz

From a deadly factory fire to a presidential showdown with strikers, these major labor events became central to U.S. history, the modern labor movement and the rights afforded to workers.

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.

Economy

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

8:59pm August 11, 2021

by Scott Horsley

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.

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Armando Negron and Bellaliz Gonzalez were recovery workers in Midland, Mich., after two dam collapses flooded the area.

'We Were Treated Worse Than Animals': Disaster Recovery Workers Confront COVID-19

11:43am July 09, 2020

Disaster recovery workers cleaning up after major flooding in Michigan tested positive for the coronavirus. The outbreak shined a light on working conditions in the fast-growing industry.

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This weekend, temporary pay bumps for workers during the coronavirus pandemic are ending at companies across the country. In a normal world, high hazard pay might be the only way to stop employees from quitting en masse. But with tens of millions unemploy

As 'Hero' Pay Ends, Essential Workers Wonder What They Are Worth

8:01am May 30, 2020

by Alina Selyukh

Many retail and food workers are losing temporary wage bumps they got during the pandemic. Some say their work hazards are only increasing, while their wage is lower than unemployment benefits.

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Tyson Wilkes Plant Ramping Back Up After Temporary Closure

6:21pm May 21, 2020

by Keri Brown

As hundreds of workers tested positive for COVID-19 at the Tyson plant in Wilkes County, the company says it plans to ramp up operations again this week.

Wilkes County Plans More Testing After COVID-19 Outbreak At Tyson Plant

1:54pm May 05, 2020

by Keri Brown

COVID-19 cases in Wilkes County have spiked dramatically within the past two weeks — over 130 reported as of Tuesday.

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A Senegalese migrant collects oranges on the plain of Rosarno and San Ferdinando in Calabria, Italy, on Feb. 6. The lockdown countries imposed to stop the coronavirus pandemic have cut off the usual flow of seasonal farmworkers.

Italy Considers Permits For Undocumented Migrants To Fill A Big Farmworker Gap

12:01pm April 29, 2020

by Sylvia Poggioli

The country faces a shortfall of up to 350,000 laborers just when it is bracing for deep economic impacts from the novel coronavirus pandemic.

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