From Vox: “What the first Starbucks union means for workers everywhere.” “The PRO Act...would make it much easier for employees to unionize & would establish tougher penalties if employers illegally try to thwart those efforts.” https://ecs.page.link/HQ1bH
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From The New Yorker Radio Hour podcast, “The essential workers of the climate crisis.” “Their efforts are critical in an era of increasing climate-related disasters, but the workers are subject to hazards including accidents, wage theft, & deportation.”
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Heather Boushey (WH Council of Economic Advisers) & Aaron Sojourner (Minnesota) are quoted in this article on economic challenges. Sojourner notes millions of employees miss work each week due to COVID. Boushey cites challenges in the global supply chain. https://ecs.page.link/U24uz

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