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Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a bill rolling back child labor laws in response to business owner complaints over labor shortages. Iowa's unemployment rate was under 3% last month.
The law allows 14- and 15-year-olds to participate in "light" manufacturing and older teens to serv…
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
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Bernie Sanders and AOC had an 'immediate' bond after their first meeting, book says
"Every time Bernie spoke with her, he would get off the phone and say, 'Ari, she is so smart,'" Ari…
John L. Dorman
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Stacey Abrams was 'terrified' of blowing the moment during her 2019 State of the Union response to Trump: book
According to AJC reporter Greg Bluestein, Abrams crafted the speech herself, even making last-minut…
John L. Dorman
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Russia's war spending and labor exodus are bringing back a Soviet Union economy, IMF official says
"That is pretty much what the Soviet Union used to look like," Kristalina Georgieva told CNBC. "Hig…
Filip De Mott
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Bernie Sanders headed to Michigan to rally with striking Kellogg's workers
Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont is planning to rally with the union workers after Kellogg's announce…
Charles Davis
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God's Man in Washington
Ralph Drollinger has spent years teaching his brand of evangelicalism to GOP congressmen and Donald…
Mattathias Schwartz
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Beto O'Rourke backs campaign for Michigan Democratic primary voters to vote 'uncommitted' over Biden's handling of Israel-Hamas war
The "uncommitted" campaign has been endorsed by Michigan Democrats like Rep. Rashida Tlaib, ex-Rep.…
John L. Dorman
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Americans have lost confidence in everything from organized religion to Congress, but their faith in unions is staying strong
Americans aren't feeling good about many institutions, especially the Supreme Court and presidency.…
Juliana Kaplan
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In potential leadership shakeup, Amazon Labor Union agrees to hold new elections for top positions
The Amazon Labor Union will hold new leadership elections, which could see the departure of the cur…
Katherine Long
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The Democratic National Committee's staff just chose to unionize. It's the most significant organizing effort yet in politics.
Two-thirds of eligible DNC staff signed union cards to make the decision official on Tuesday. The u…
Kayla Epstein
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Amazon's first warehouse union marked the true turning point towards 'real change' for workers, says a labor-history professor
Christian Smalls went from getting fired by Amazon to kickstarting the labor movement. It's a tippi…
Juliana Kaplan
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The year workers said 'no'
In the thick of the pandemic, workers were left to fend for themselves. Now they've learned how to …
Juliana Kaplan
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Chris Smalls, Amazon Labor Union president and founder, tells Business Insider he will not run for reelection
Chris Smalls led the Amazon Labor Union to a historic victory, then grew distant from organizing, m…
Katherine Long
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'He's a non-entity': House Democrats no longer see Dean Phillips as a threat — just a joke
"I mean, he's living his journey," Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said with a wry smile, capturing t…
Bryan Metzger
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Meet the Biden labor lawyer who wants to crack down on companies making workers sit through anti-union meetings
Bosses can make you sit through an anti-union meeting. Jennifer Abruzzo, a key labor lawyer appoint…
Juliana Kaplan
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A Starbucks union worker who met with President Biden called it 'a really proud moment.' Her employer was 'deeply concerned' no company rep was invited.
Laura Garza, a 22-year Starbucks vet, was one of six union organizers who met with Biden as part of…
Juliana Kaplan
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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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Apple retail workers in Atlanta file for a union election, a first
Workers at Apple's Cumberland Mall location have filed for a union election. If successful, they'd …
Juliana Kaplan
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As Amazon and Starbucks workers notch major union wins, UBS says we're in a labor environment 'not seen for decades'
While UBS says it's "too early to declare pro unionization a trend," businesses are taking notice o…
Juliana Kaplan
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President Biden says Amazon union organizer Christian Smalls is his 'kind of trouble' and 'let's not stop'
"I like you, you're my kind of trouble," President Biden told Christian Smalls, the creator of the …