Weekend News & Commentary — September 19, 2021
The Nabisco strike, which began more than five weeks ago in Portland and rapidly spread across...
Weekend News & Commentary — September 19, 2021
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Kevin Vazquez
Kevin Vazquez is a student at Harvard Law School.
On Labor Day, Millions Fall Through the Unemployment Safety Net
On Labor Day, Millions Fall Through the Unemployment Safety Net
Last week, on Labor Day, an estimated 8.9 million workers and their families lost federal...
Weekends News & Commentary — September 5, 2021
Weekends News & Commentary — September 5, 2021
This weekend, an estimated 8.9 million workers and their families will lose federal...
Weekend News & Commentary — August 22, 2021
Weekend News & Commentary — August 22, 2021
On Friday, a California Superior Court judge – the state’s trial court system – held that Prop....
Weekend News & Commentary — August 8, 2021
Weekend News & Commentary — August 8, 2021
In the aftermath of the unexpected death of Richard Trumka on Thursday, the A.F.L.-C.I.O., as...
Weekend News & Commentary — July 25, 2021
Weekend News & Commentary — July 25, 2021
The 2020 Summer Olympics officially kicked off in Tokyo on Friday amidst rising fears stemming...
Weekend News & Commentary — July 11, 2021
Weekend News & Commentary — July 11, 2021
A Reuters report released over the weekend, which analyzed two decades of retail wages in the...
Today’s News & Commentary—June 15, 2021
Today’s News & Commentary—June 15, 2021
On Monday, a survey published by Data for Progress showed that voters prioritize creating jobs...
Weekend News & Commentary — May 30, 2021
Weekend News & Commentary — May 30, 2021
This week, the AFL-CIO, after eleven months of research and preparation, quietly released its...
Weekend News & Commentary — May 16, 2021
Weekend News & Commentary — May 16, 2021
In the last week, at least 18 states led by Republican governors have moved to terminate the...
Essential Workers Did Not Ask to be “Heroes”
Essential Workers Did Not Ask to be “Heroes”
As the coronavirus pandemic finally, fitfully, draws to some sort of conclusion, the “essential...
Weekend News & Commentary — May 2, 2021
Weekend News & Commentary — May 2, 2021
Yesterday, in celebration of May Day – which, as the Chicago History Museum noted yesterday...