Stephan Bisaha
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Democrats hope to benefit from rising support for unions — even as they face a brutal path to maintaining control of Congress in this fall's midterm elections.
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Coal miners in Alabama have been on strike against Warrior Met Coal for a year. Union members say they are seeking better pay and benefits after making concessions to help the company survive.
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A Family Dollar in York, Alabama is one of the few shopping options in town. But it's shuttered due to a warehouse rodent infestation.
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Strikes and organizing efforts at big companies such as Amazon, Starbucks and John Deere have generated new enthusiasm about the prospects for organized labor. But the numbers tell a different story.
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The government provided Americans with a vital financial lifeline during the pandemic, including through the Child Tax Credit. The help improved lives – but for many it still wasn't enough.
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Charities are always looking for an answer to one big question: What is the best way to help people? Increasingly the solution they are trying is pretty simple: just give people money.
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Jackson, Miss., is a city with two identities. There's the part which is more than 80% Black, led by a mayor who wants to make it "the most radical city on the planet." Then there's the state capital.
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A record number of women are becoming truck drivers, changing the face of an industry that has historically been dominated by men.
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After losing jobs during the pandemic, more and more women are becoming truck drivers. Many have been attracted by the high demand and higher pay.
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A federal labor official found that Amazon's anti-union tactics may have tainted last spring's voting process sufficiently to scrap its results. Workers had rejected unionization more than 2-to-1.