UNITE HERE canvasser Wernel Martinez crosses a street in the Philadelphia suburb of Norristown after a long day of knocking on voters’ doors. Andrea Hsu/NPR hide caption toggle caption Andrea Hsu/NPR As November 5 draws closer, labor unions are blanketing […]
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Many labor unions have blanketed swing states with record numbers of volunteer and paid canvassers. The persuasion phase has nearly ended. Now it’s all about getting out the vote. Source link Andrea Hsu
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The Small Business Administration’s disaster loan program is out of money. While Congress is expected to replenish the funds when it reconvenes in November, small businesses have to wait for relief. Source link Andrea Hsu
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A house, center, lies toppled off its stilts after the passage of Hurricane Milton, alongside an empty lot where a home was swept away by Hurricane Helene, in Bradenton Beach on Anna Maria Island, Fla. Rebecca Blackwell/AP hide caption toggle
Zach Huber, left, and Marsha Hill work together in the small business and nonprofit workspace at the Toledo Lucas County Public Library in Toledo, Ohio on Oct. 3, 2024. Huber was assisting Hill with creating her website for her nonprofit,
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The strike that snarled East Coast and Gulf Coast ports is suspended. The dockworkers’ union and the ocean carriers and port operators reached a tentative agreement — ending the three-day standoff. Source link Andrea Hsu
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Dockworkers are on strike for a third day on the East Coast and Gulf Coast. One of their demands: A complete ban on automation. Their union wants humans moving shipping containers, not machines. Source link Andrea Hsu
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Shipping containers sit piled at the Port of Baltimore on September 21, 2018 in Baltimore, Maryland. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images The strike by tens of thousands of dockworkers on the
The ports’ strike ends as dockworkers reach agreement on wages : NPR Read More »
Dockworkers are demanding 77% in raises, among other things. Their union says they’ll remain on strike until their demands are met. Source link Andrea Hsu
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A cargo ship sits in a New Jersey port along New York Harbor on April 19, 2023. Spencer Platt/Getty Images North America hide caption toggle caption Spencer Platt/Getty Images North America BALTIMORE — Union dockworkers along East Coast ports began
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