Voters in a handful of states, including pro-business red states, approved ballot measures aimed at helping workers and their families. Source link Andrea Hsu
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Minimum wage hikes and paid sick leave were on the ballots in several states in the November 2024 election. Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images Voters in two red states, Alaska and
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Voters in Travis County, Texas, St. Paul, Minn., and Sonoma County, Calif., considered whether to approve tax hikes to help fund child care. SDI Productions hide caption toggle caption SDI Productions Child care was on the ballot in several cities
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(Left) Kamala Harris attends a pro-union march in Los Angeles on October 2, 2019; (Right) Donald Trump visited a McDonald’s restaurant in Feasterville-Trevose, Pa., on October 20, 2024. Mario Tama/Getty Images; Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mario Tama/Getty
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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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