The Union of Southern Service Workers is organizing food service, retail, and health care workers through direct action against low wages and historical racism.
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Posted inHealth and Social Policy
New Solutions Unveiled to Curtail L.A. County’s Black Infant and Maternal Death Rates
Experts hope new universal basic income programs and an innovative maternal center will help protect Black infants and mothers.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Making Paid Family Leave Work for Working Families
Twenty years after creating the country’s first paid family leave program, California ponders how to make it useful to those who need it most.
Posted inWorking in America
In the Face of Federal Inaction, Local Governments Tackle Labor Issues
The L.A. City Council’s recent approval of a hotel worker protection measure is part of a growing trend.
Posted inWorking in America
Firings, Evictions, Broken Promises: How Yellowstone Tour Guides Are Building Momentum for Change
A giant federal contractor’s failure to abide by a settlement is building pressure for Biden to take action.
Posted inWorking in America
Several States Are Taking the Lead on Restoring Overtime Pay
A patchwork of different rules decide which workers earn time and a half around the country.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Pennsylvania Oil Lobby Keeps Abandoned Wells Unplugged
The oil and gas industry could jeopardize federal funding to clean up the state’s thousands of abandoned and leaking wells.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
California Oil and Gas Industry Leans on Political Heavyweights to Drill Wells
New well count rises as governor appoints oil lobbyist to top role.
Posted inWorking in America
After Two Years Fighting COVID, Nurses Wonder: What Has Really Changed?
California health care workers feel worn out, denied the staffing and support that would let them do what they do best.
Posted inWorking in America
Will the Biden Administration Deliver on Overtime Pay?
The Labor Department is readying a rule that could allow millions more Americans to earn additional wages.
