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Refugees filling job gaps created by drugs
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As the percentage of American workers testing positive for illegal drugs has climbed to its highest level in a decade, employers are turning to refugees to fill gaps in the labor market.
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‘They Treat Us Like We Are Not Humans’
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The response from workers in Sacramento and Eagan, while not coordinated, suggests that growing disillusionment with Amazon’s employment practices will inspire greater unrest among workers.
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Minneapolis ESPs contract Negotiation Update
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“When fewer than half our members feel they have the respect of the district’s top leadership and nearly 75 percent of ESPs are working at least one other job to make ends meet, it’s easy to understand why so many Minneapolis educators feel underpaid, overworked and ready to leave the district,” said Shaun Laden, president of MFT 59 ESP. “These are issues we can, and must, resolve in our next contract.”
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LeBron James is backing a bill that would let college athletes get paid for endorsements
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Rachel Nichols, Dave McMenamin and Nick Friedell react to Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James backing California SB 206, aka the “Fair Pay to Play Act,” a bill that would allow college athletes to make money off endorsements.
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FRONTLINE | Trump’s Trade War
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As the trade war between the U.S. and China escalates, FRONTLINE and NPR take a look at what led to the rising tensions and what’s at stake.
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What the US gets wrong about minimum wage
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Raising the minimum wage doesn’t have to be so hard.
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All student debt in the US, visualized
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Who exactly would benefit if we canceled all this debt?
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The Donald Trump of St. Paul is in a Labor Dispute
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Described in a City Pages article as the Donald Trump of St Paul development, Madison Equities owner Jim Crockarell is at the center of a labor dispute.
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Wage Theft Rally
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The Minneapolis Building and Construction Trades Council held a rally and barbecue outside of city hall in support of the proposed Minneapolis wage theft ordinance.
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Close the Camps
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United Steel Workers held a downtown Minneapolis rally calling on the government to close the camps at the US- Mexico border and fix, “our broken immigration system.”