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Feeling the pain: Inflation, wages, and the working class
Once again the mainstream press is touting a “blowout” jobs report.
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The U.S. is witnessing a considerable growth in strike activity
Cornell University’s Labour Action Tracker reports have noted a 77 per cent growth in strikes since 2021.
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Part-time jobs, no benefits: The real state of the working class
In his March 6 State of the Union address, President Joe Biden declared, “We have the best economy in the world.” He said millions of new jobs had been created in the last three years and that unemployment was at record lows.
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Good news? The jobs reports for January, 2022
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) job report offered some surprises, especially in light of dire predictions about the Omicron crisis. At first glance the impact seemed slight.
