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

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
People in an underground atrium are standing and walking. People that are walking are distorted to show movement.

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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History Workplace
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Why Checking In On Your Coworker Often Falls Flat
Two people sit across from each other at a round table talking to one each other.

Why Checking In On Your Coworker Often Falls Flat
Nicole Cardoza
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Is it appropriate to check in with a friend or colleague to show support in the aftermath of a major attack against a marginalized community?

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Media & Culture Workplace
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In Defense of Expelling Police from the Labor Movement
Two New York officers stand on the steps in front of a building.

In Defense of Expelling Police from the Labor Movement
Andrew Lee
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The history of labor organizing has emphasized solidarity amongst exploited workers and collisions with police at the behest of employers.

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Workplace
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The Country’s Worker Shortage is Actually a Wage Issue
A Starbucks employee with a face mask on takes the order of a customer not in the frame.

The Country’s Worker Shortage is Actually a Wage Issue
Dominique Stewart
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The worker shortage argument is misleading and ignores the fact the country continues to fail civilians by not raising the minimum wage and implementing lifesaving social safety net programs.

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Politics Workplace
2400 1600 Dominique Stewart
The Unofficial Labor Holiday in the U.S.
An illustration of the Haymarket Riot showing police shooting at protesters.

The Unofficial Labor Holiday in the U.S.
Andrew Lee
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May Day, also known as International Workers’ Day, acts as a reminder of the strifes made by workers who challenged the exploitative labor practices of businesses.

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Social Justice Workplace
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Why You Can’t Just Overcome Imposter Syndrome
Two people look at a laptop screen in an office.

Why You Can’t Just Overcome Imposter Syndrome
Dominique Stewart
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Marginalized people are prone to imposter syndrome and self-doubt in the workplace due to unaddressed gender and racial biases.

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Media & Culture Workplace
2400 1601 Dominique Stewart
What the Term ‘Diversity Hire’ Gets Wrong
A picture of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson.

What the Term ‘Diversity Hire’ Gets Wrong
Dominique Stewart
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Being an exceptional Black candidate sometimes grants access to predominantly white spaces, but at the expense of being taunted as a diversity hire.

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Politics Workplace
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Policing is Risky. Being a Crossing Guard is Worse.
People walking on a crosswalk during the day.

Policing is Risky. Being a Crossing Guard is Worse.
Andrew Lee
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Discussions on the hazards of policing misrepresent reality yet are used to protect the police. A closer look into policing and the most dangerous jobs in the U.S. challenges the claim that police are “under attack.”

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Workplace
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