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Airport service workers rallied in Washington, D.C., Thursday to demand Congress pass legislation ensuring they receive a livable wage with stronger benefits. The Good Jobs for Good Airports Act would set national wage and benefit standards, including guaranteed sick days, for service workers at any airport receiving federal funding. Sen. ...
STORY EMBARGOED UNTIL 12/8 at 3 a.m. EST. Some service workers at Logan International Airport were to go on strike today to protest alleged unfair labor practices. ...
Leaders of the Farm Labor Organizing Committee want to change the narrative about agriculture in America. FLOC members who gathered in Toledo, Ohio, for FLOC's 14th quadrennial constitutional convention voted to re-elect President Baldemar Velasquez to a 14th term. Nearly 200 delegates attended, and seasonal farm workers from North Carolina represented the largest contingent with 83 delegates voting. ...
Economic uncertainly created by the pandemic did not stop Americans from boosting charitable donations to record numbers in 2020 and overall giving in 2021. But with inflation, it is unclear if it will continue. About 20% of charitable giving occurs between today and New Year's Eve. ...
The Georgia Supreme Court granted an emergency stay of a lower court's ruling, once again allowing a six-week abortion ban to take effect in Georgia while an appeal process continues. The ban prohibits abortion from the earliest weeks of pregnancy - at least for now. Andrea Young - executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia - said the hold will negatively affect anyone seeking to end a pregnancy, especially those who are uninsured or low income. ...