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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 05: Pro-union protestors march on Fifth Avenue on September 05, 2022 in New York City. Members of the Amazon Labor Union (ALU) led by Christian Smalls, President of the ALU, and Amazon workers were joined by Starbucks workers, community organizations and pro-union protestors for a Labor Day March for Recognition demanding their unions be recognized by Amazon and Starbucks. The protestors gathered at the NYC homes of Starbucks’ interim CEO Howard Schultz and Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos before holding a rally in Times Square. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

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Labor’s Great Reset

A Starbucks worker boards the Starbucks union bus after Starbucks workers stood on the picket line with striking SAG-AFTRA and Writers Guild of America (WGA) members in solidarity outside Netflix studios on July 28, 2023 in Los Angeles, California.

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Will Starbucks’ Union-Busting Stifle a Union Rebirth in the United States?

FRIDLEY, MN - APRIL 03: Minnesota Governor Tim Walz speaks during a visit by U.S. President Joe Biden to the Cummins Power Generation facility on April 3, 2023 in Fridley, Minnesota. The visit is a continuation of the administration's Investing in America tour. (Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)

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Minnesota’s Democratic Trifecta Pays Benefits for Workers

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 05: Christian Smalls, President of the ALU, leads a chant as pro-union protestors prepare to march after a rally near the home of Starbucks’ interim CEO Howard Schultz on September 05, 2022 in New York City. Members of the Amazon Labor Union (ALU) led by Christian Smalls, President of the ALU, and Amazon workers were joined by Starbucks workers, community organizations and pro-union protestors for a Labor Day March for Recognition demanding their unions be recognized by Amazon and Starbucks. The protestors gathered at the NYC homes of Starbucks’ interim CEO Howard Schultz and Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos before holding a rally in Times Square. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

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A Roller-Coaster Year for Organizing Workers

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States Pushing to Expand Teen Workforce Risk Long-Term Damage

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 15: U.S. President Joe Biden walks with Labor Secretary Marty Walsh before an event in the Rose Garden of the White House September 15, 2022 in Washington, DC. During the event Biden announced a tentative labor agreement between freight rail companies and unions representing tens of thousands of workers. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

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Biden Moves to Avert Possible Rail Strike

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A Black fast-food worker behind the register counter serving an order on a tray.

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California’s Fast-Food Standards Bill

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - APRIL 14: People hold signs while protesting in front of Starbucks on April 14, 2022 in New York City. Activists gathered to protest Starbucks' CEO Howard Schultz anti-unionization efforts and demand the reinstatement of workers fired for trying to unionize. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

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U.S. Labor Leaders Say Underfunding at Federal Agency Has “Reached Crisis Stage”