Amazon vote comes amid recent uptick in U.S. unionization rate
Union membership has had a somewhat unexpected – but likely temporary – turnaround amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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Union membership has had a somewhat unexpected – but likely temporary – turnaround amid the coronavirus pandemic.
24% of civilian workers in the United States, or roughly 33.6 million people, do not have access to paid sick leave.
This Congress has passed more substantive bills so far in its session than any since 2007 – though nearly a third of them were to undo Obama-era rules.
While the idea of raising the minimum wage is broadly popular, efforts to do so at the national level have stalled. We gathered key facts looking at the issue.
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Just what is “economic inequality”? Depends on whom you ask.
The number of businesses owned by women and minorities has grown considerably in recent years, particularly in certain industries, but based on revenue they remain on average considerably smaller than white- or male-owned firms.
The American public’s generally favorable view of labor unions hasn’t stopped, or even slowed, union membership’s long decline.
The U.S. Census Bureau is considering whether to drop some questions that it has used for decades and have been the source of complaints from the public who see them as intrusive or overly burdensome.
After centuries of using the postal service and in-person visits, U.S. will experiment with contacting people by email or text, pushing them to respond online.
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