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News and insights on the intersection of race and the workplace.

Companies Committed to DEI. Then, the Layoffs Started.
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Companies Committed to DEI. Then, the Layoffs Started.
Nicole Cardoza
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Layoffs are disproportionately impacting DEI roles. Here’s how that will affect representation and inclusion in the workplace.

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Building Power Through Belonging
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Building Power Through Belonging
Dominique Stewart
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During a period where employee and employer dynamics fracture and DEI initiatives fall short, economic justice and sustainability in the workplace take center stage.

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How U.S. Exploitation of Farmworkers Helped Built its Food Systems
Hundreds of farmworkers and supporters march in protest in support of farmworkers’ rights. They hold signs saying "boycott Wendy's" and "Publix harvested with forced labor?"

How U.S. Exploitation of Farmworkers Helped Built its Food Systems
Andrew Lee
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The irony of National Farmworker Awareness Week is that it is celebrated in a country that denies agricultural workers the legal and human rights offered to every other worker.

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What Closing the Gender Pay Gap Would Look Like
A male figurine stands on top of a stack of gold coins facing away from a female figurine sits with its arms crossed at the bottom.

What Closing the Gender Pay Gap Would Look Like
Nicole Cardoza
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In recognizing Equal Pay Day, we must center the most marginalized and affected by the wage gap in order to achieve gender pay equity.

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How a Supreme Court Case Could Threaten Workers’ Rights
A person holds a microphone and stands on a rock while addressing a group of strikers.

How a Supreme Court Case Could Threaten Workers’ Rights
Andrew Lee
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The Supreme Court is expected to issue a ruling holding labor unions broadly responsible for the economic impacts of strikes. 

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Year in Review: Uniting the Workforce
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Year in Review: Uniting the Workforce
Andrew Lee
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For a just society, the working class must build solidarity with each other and reject the falsehood that the wealthy elites are aligned with our plight.

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Workplace Year in Review
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The Cost of Blocking Paid Sick Leave
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The Cost of Blocking Paid Sick Leave
Andrew Lee
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The pandemic and halted railroad strike underscore the need for universal paid sick leave, especially for low-wage workers.

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Health Workplace
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The Fight for Farmworkers’ Rights in California
A line of protesters march toward the capital of California. People are holding different flags, including the American, California, and United Farm Workers flags. Another person in the front is holding a pole with feathers that reads American Indian Movement.

The Fight for Farmworkers’ Rights in California
Andrew Lee
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California farmworkers are fighting for the opportunity to safely and secretly vote to join a union against pushback from the governor.

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Social Justice Workplace
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Right to Be: How to Use Bystander Intervention to Combat Harassment
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Right to Be: How to Use Bystander Intervention to Combat Harassment
Andrew Lee
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Bystander intervention is a tool to empower people to intervene when witnessing harassment against marginalized people.

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Media & Culture Workplace
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The Futility of Labor Day in the Movement
A black and white aerial illustration of the first Labor Day Parade in Union Square, New York. People with instruments and signs are marching.

The Futility of Labor Day in the Movement
Dominique Stewart
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Although Labor Day originates from the labor movement, its passage did little to help the exploited workers it aimed to honor, even to this day.

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