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Pipeliners Local 798, which represents thousands of workers on projects across the country, has a history of racism and faces new allegations it discriminated against Black members.
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Many front-line health workers who have faced a perpetual lack of PPE and inconsistent safety measures believe the government and their employers have failed to protect them from COVID-19.
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Unions and their supporters around the country are assessing whether the United Auto Workers strike against General Motors is a sign of renewed labor power.
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Last updated on 10/7/19 at 3:00pmIn a letter delivered to management on Wednesday, the Miami Herald, El Nuevo Herald and Miami.com newsrooms have jointly…
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This post has been updated with additional information at 3:05 p.m. Friday, Sept. 20.Nurses are on a one-day strike at two hospitals in Miami-Dade and…
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Picket lines began forming outside GM plants after the United Auto Workers voted Sunday to begin a strike at midnight. Nearly 50,000 workers are affected by the work stoppage.
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Public education activists rallied on Monday morning against a new Florida law that threatens the existence of teachers' unions. Standing in rain across…
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Florida teachers’ unions are planning to sue the state over a new law that threatens their long-term survival.Unions’ right to collectively bargain for…
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In the telenovela Reina de Corazones, Pablo Azar plays a revenge-seeking son who poses as a valet driver to get even for his mother’s death.“The murderer…
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Low-wage jobs in Florida are one of the main reasons families live in poverty or near poverty, according to a new study by Florida International…
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02/22/16 - Monday’s Topical Currents is with New York Magazine staff writer, James Walsh. He’s written about a little-known piece of the South Florida…
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09/03/15 - Thursday’s Topical Currents looks at the history and quirks of Labor Day. Monday, most people will be off, of course. Canada’s Labor Day was…