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In an act of labor solidarity, scores of Democratic staffers in the Washington Legislature staged a “sick-out” Wednesday after a bill that would have allowed them to unionize failed to advance before a key cutoff deadline.

Governor Hochul announced a $25 million statewide federal grant proposal supported by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, the New York State Department of Labor and the New York Community Colleges Energy Equity Consortium.

The General Assembly marked another day off the legislative calendar. HB 1147, allowing year-round hunting of the critters, passed the House by a 141-17 vote, sending it scurrying across the hall to the Senate for further consideration.

The General Assembly marked another day off the legislative calendar on Tuesday, and opossums and raccoons moved one step closer to being knocked off any time of the year in Georgia. HB...

If passed, Democrats' goal to slice the state's greenhouse gas emissions by 60% would be one of the most aggressive measures in the country, according to data from the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions, a global climate policy think tank.

After decades of decline, U.S. unions have a new reason for hope: younger workers.

U.S. union membership levels are ticking upward for workers between 25 and 34, even as they decline among other age groups.

After decades of decline, U.S. unions have a new reason for hope: younger workers.

Recent years have seen a rising number of young Americans engaging in unions’ efforts to improve wages, benefits, and working conditions. Political leaders and a workforce changed by the pandemic have pushed workers to rethink what they deserve.

Workers in their 20s –– and even in their teens –– are leading ongoing efforts to unionize companies large and small, from Starbucks and REI to local cannabis dispensaries.