This article was originally published by ProPublica and The Kansas City Beacon as part of ProPublica's Local Reporting Network initiative. One weekday morning in July, Kerstie Bramlet was at her w...

Your guide to California policy and politics It’s strike season in California, again. Today, fast food workers across the state are set to picket outside of Starbucks, Chipotle, Jack in the Box and...

Cop27 host Egypt is increasing its use of mazut — a polluting heavy fuel oil— in 20 power plants, to free up gas for export to Europe. In June, the country signed a deal with the European Union an...

Wage theft is common in low-wage industries in Pennsylvania. Tens of thousands of workers — in restaurants, nail salons, warehouses, farms, car washes and other industries— lose out on millions of...

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In 2015, Walmart raised its starting wage for the first time since Sam Walton founded the company in 1962. The pressure to do so had been building for at least a decade from union organizers and o...

In 2015, Walmart raised its starting wage for the first time since Sam Walton founded the company in 1962. The pressure to do so had been building for at least a decade from union organizers and o...

Investigation of Georgia facility highlights broader concerns Bipartisan review spanned 18 months, thousands of records Immigrants in a US detention facility endured excessive, unnecessary gynec...

The Independent A Kenyan security guard working at a hotel in Qatar recounted how he was detained and deported from the Gulf state over his advocacy for better conditions for migrant workers. Mal...

Sheltered workshops are meant to employ disabled adults as they prepare to enter the regular workforce. In Missouri, these workers rarely graduate to higher-paying jobs. This article was produced...