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Labor August 25, 2023

Waves of strikes rippling across the US seem big, but the total number of Americans walking off the job remains historically low

by Judith Stepan-Norris, University of California, Irvine and Jasmine Kerrissey, UMass Amherst, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] More than 323,000 workers – including nurses, actors,…

Labor August 24, 2023

UPS and Teamsters agree on new contract, averting costly strike that could have delayed deliveries for consumers and retailers

by Jason Miller, Michigan State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The International Brotherhood of Teamsters union and UPS have agreed on a new five-year…

Labor August 8, 2023

US autoworkers may wage a historic strike against Detroit’s 3 biggest automakers – with wages at EV battery plants a key roadblock to agreement

by Marick Masters, Wayne State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The United Auto Workers union, which represents nearly 150,000 employees of companies that manufacture…

Labor July 27, 2023

UPS and Teamsters agree on new contract, averting costly strike that could have delayed deliveries for consumers and retailers

Labor June 27, 2023

States are weakening their child labor restrictions nearly 8 decades after the US government took kids out of the workforce

by John A. Fliter, Kansas State University and Betsy Wood, Bard College, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] A movement to weaken American child labor protections…

Labor June 12, 2023

The US has a child labor problem – recalling an embarrassing past that Americans may think they’ve left behind

by Beth Saunders, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] At the University of Maryland, Baltimore County’s Special Collections, where I am…

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Labor

Waves of strikes rippling across the US seem big, but the total number of Americans walking off the job remains historically low

UPS and Teamsters agree on new contract, averting costly strike that could have delayed deliveries for consumers and retailers

US autoworkers may wage a historic strike against Detroit’s 3 biggest automakers – with wages at EV battery plants a key roadblock to agreement

UPS and Teamsters agree on new contract, averting costly strike that could have delayed deliveries for consumers and retailers

States are weakening their child labor restrictions nearly 8 decades after the US government took kids out of the workforce

The US has a child labor problem – recalling an embarrassing past that Americans may think they’ve left behind