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Pope Francis has become a surprising figurehead in the universal basic income movement
Pope Francis has for years called for a universal basic income, which he says will be crucial in th…
Kenneth Niemeyer
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Why economists and strategists still say a recession is postponed, despite a startling inflation report
Contradictory messages about inflation and the labor market have investors on guard. Here's why con…
James Faris
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The dockworkers' strike is a test for Biden — and complicates an already dizzying 2024 presidential race
Biden has said he won't stop the dockworker's strike. But if the strike stretches on for weeks, it …
Juliana Kaplan,John L. Dorman
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Thousands of hotel workers are on strike over Labor Day Weekend
Over 10,000 UNITE HERE members are on strike, a tracker from the union showed. That includes 5,000 …
Madison Hoff
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The 15 fastest-growing jobs in the US
Based on projected increases from 2023 to 2033, wind turbine service technicians, data scientists, …
Madison Hoff
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AI will spark massive disruptions to labor markets and there's no social safety net that can contain the fallout, University of Chicago professor says
American workers face a "day of reckoning" as the economy shifts to an AI-fueled labor force, one U…
Jennifer Sor
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America's favorite summer pastime is dying
Pools across the country have been closed for years. Lifeguards are becoming an endangered species.
Kelli María Korducki
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The shadowy new way employees are cheating their way to the top
Across the globe, a wave of workers are secretly outsourcing parts or all of their jobs.
Rob Price
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Forget red and blue: America's real geographic divide is between bosses and their employees
Executives in New York, call centers in Orlando: American cities are facing a growing power imbalan…
Ned Resnikoff
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A San Francisco Gen Xer quit his job to escape 60-hour workweeks and spend his time being an 'older dad': 'I'll be 70 when my son graduates from high school'
A San Francisco "older dad" quit his job to maximize his time with his son.
Jacob Zinkula,Andy Kiersz
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Biden, Harris, and Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh meet with unionizing Amazon and Starbucks workers at the White House: 'These folks are inspiring a movement'
Christian Smalls of the Amazon Labor Union said Biden joked that Smalls got the president in troubl…
Juliana Kaplan
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Union membership remained low in 2021, following decades of declines — but the labor movement wants to change that
In 2021, even as strikes broke out across the country and workers turned their backs on low-paying …
Juliana Kaplan,Madison Hoff
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Meet a Kroger's King Soopers worker who's striking for the first time: 'I think people are realizing they're worth more'
"Unfortunately, to work is to be abused, and people are tired of not being abused at a livable wage…
Juliana Kaplan
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Solving the looming retirement crisis means thinking differently about aging, economist says
Improved longevity means the world is facing a retirement crisis. Flexible work and a focus on sust…
George Glover
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Biden says he's 'deeply troubled' by Kellogg's move to permanently replace striking union workers
Dan Osborn, president of the local union branch in Omaha, Nebraska, told Insider that Biden's state…
Juliana Kaplan,Charles Davis
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Biden's top labor lawyer is pushing for a change that could make it easier for workers to join a union — and achieve one of the movement's biggest goals
Right now, employers don't have to recognize employees who want to form a union before a full-on vo…
Juliana Kaplan
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Kellogg's workers end their nearly 3 month strike and agree to a new contract: 'We stood up for what we believed was right'
"We stood the line and we made the sacrifice to fight the giant that is Kelloggs. We're better for …
Juliana Kaplan
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Americans aren't having enough kids. That's bad news for the economy — and immigration may be the answer.
China, Japan, and Italy are all battling low birth rates, but high immigration has so far stopped t…
George Glover
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Nebraska's Republican governor joins Joe Biden in calling on Kellogg's to negotiate with striking workers: 'Retaining your people should be a priority'
Gov. Ricketts said food workers "stepped up to help our state feed the nation and world." His suppo…
Juliana Kaplan
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Over 500,000 workers went on strike in 2023 — double from last year
Over twice as many workers went on strike in 2023 than in 2022, and an expert says the return of st…