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Kaiser workers speak out after strike authorization vote begins

Sravya Headshot by Sravya Tadepalli August 28th, 2023August 28th, 2023

If health care employees go on strike, dozens of Kaiser hospitals and clinics across the country could shut down

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Posted inEconomy & Workers' Rights

Illinois law mandates paid leave for workers—that they can take for any reason

by Allison Torres Burtka June 5th, 2023June 5th, 2023
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How a women and immigrant-led marketplace kept business, and community, through Covid

by Frances Nguyen February 7th, 2023May 8th, 2023
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Putting a face to a movement: Trader Joe’s unionization

by Helen Li October 12th, 2022October 12th, 2022
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I resigned from Trader Joe’s after watching the company fail its workers, but I’m still advocating for change from the outside

by Noella Williams June 14th, 2022June 15th, 2022
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Self-checkout systems create headaches for cashiers

by Sydney Pereira May 24th, 2022May 24th, 2022
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Unionization efforts aren’t stopping as the pandemic wears on

by Cirien Saadeh February 9th, 2022February 9th, 2022
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As frontline workers wait, Minnesota state legislature negotiations on ‘hero pay’ stall

by Cirien Saadeh September 16th, 2021December 20th, 2021
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Undocumented workers in the South are exercising their right to organize

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Front-line workers weren’t protected during the Pacific Northwest heat wave

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