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The I-81 project, completed in 1968—and Syracuse remains one of the most segregated cities in the country, with the highest concentration of poverty among communities of color, and the highest rates of lead poisoning in children. This was by design.

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“After you are kicked around for long enough and you feel like you’ve done everything in your power to be a partner with an employer, at some point you’ve got to fight back. Workers are realizing their power because they have been pushed so far."

Some of 61 defendants charged also face money laundering and domestic terrorism charges for environmental protests

"The March to End Fossil Fuels isn't a request," one organizer said "It's a demand for President Biden to enact actionable solutions that match the scale of the crisis at hand."

Across the U.S., significantly more people die from heat each year than from any other weather-related event. Many of these deaths are concentrated in and around Phoenix.

The inflation rate is cooling, providing a respite for workers. Yet there’s a reason why many are still unhappy with the economy: from health care to housing to childcare, life in the US is more unaffordable than ever.

Since workers at a Buffalo Starbucks started the first successful campaign to form a union at a company-run store, experts say the chain’s aggressive union-busting is shining a harsh light on the shortcomings of the National Labor Relations Act.

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The growing solidarity between unions and the LGBTQ+ community is key component of the revitalization of the labor movement.