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The policies of a Green New Deal require a robust and well-funded public sector with good union jobs. Because of the nature of public sector work, a Green New Deal disproportionately benefits women and people of color.

Between October 2013 and October 2018, emergency workers were summoned to Amazon warehouses at least 189 times for suicide attempts, suicidal thoughts, and other mental-health episodes, according to 911 call police and ambulance logs.

The term "sex worker" is becoming more ubiquitous over time, and some workers are organizing to fight for better conditions.

Minnesota has become a hotbed of labor unrest within Amazon’s ranks, where a contingent of workers organized via local East African community group Awood Center first pressured the company’s brass to sit in on negotiations in November.

Senators Reintroduce Bipartisan Resolution Opposing Privatization of the United States Postal Service

As the movement for justice in education grows, divesting from prison profiteers is a concrete way educators can join the call to end mass incarceration.

A group of union employees gathered outside the plant for a vigil on the frigid and blustery Ash Wednesday as the last shift finished in the afternoon — employees honking as they drove away. Musicians played “Youngstown” by Bruce Springsteen.

Novelita Palisoc became a domestic worker to support her family in the Philippines. She now is president of a local union affiliated with the International Domestic Workers’ Federation, a global organization of half a million domestic workers.

Workers in Mexico are striking for higher pay. With a new president in office, it may be that Mexican workers see improvements they haven't seen in many years.

The city’s 3,000 teachers walked off the job to demand higher pay, smaller classes and more school resources.