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Immigrant workforce reaches record high in the U.S.

With labor still in short supply, foreign-born workers are crucial for the economy.

Axios · May 26, 2023

The US needs 1m more electricians to hit climate goals. Can it recruit more women?

Women face barriers in the sector, including harassment and exclusionary unions, but they would help resolve a crucial labor shortage and could also help close the gender wage gap

The Guardian - US · Apr 20, 2023

Amazon warehouse work is getting safer but still more dangerous than 2020

The overall injury rate at Amazon warehouses declined in the past year, according to two new analyses of injury data.

Tribune News Service · Apr 12, 2023

The Darker Truths About the State of Unionizing in the Country — and What Can Be Done to Change Things

Organizing franchises is swell, but the attacks on unionization drives must stop.

Capital & Main · Feb 16, 2023

Faye Flam: Another sign of inequality: minutes spent waiting

We’ve waited far too long for a scientific study of waiting. From queues to telephone holds to waiting rooms, delays are all around us and they’re miserable. And according to new research just published in Nature Human Behavior, lower income people and Black people of all income levels get stuck…

Tribune News Service · Feb 15, 2023

High-paying jobs that don't need a college degree? Thousands of them sit empty

Trade jobs that require less education, at much lower cost, sit empty. But many parents remain wary of programs that don't lead to a four-year degree.

WEKU · Feb 14, 2023

What January's CPI may reveal about inflation

There are some warning signs the pathway toward low inflation may be bumpier than advertised.

Axios · Feb 13, 2023

Michigan Democrats seek to repeal law prohibiting public employees from being required to pay union fees

Fifty-one Democratic members of the Michigan House of Representatives and all 20 Democratic senators are sponsoring companion bills that would repeal a section of law prohibiting public employees from being required to pay union fees. 

Ballotpedia · Feb 10, 2023

US adds 517,000 jobs in January as Federal Reserve raises interest rates

Comes as Biden and McCarthy begin debt ceiling negotiations

The Independent UK · Feb 3, 2023

Trump and His Lawyer Fined Nearly $1 Million Over 'Frivolous' Suit Against Clinton, Comey, and Democrats

Plus: Criminalizing light projections onto buildings, immaculate disinflation?, and more...

Reason · Jan 20, 2023