Tag: workers
President Biden is Investing in America’s Underserved Communities
By Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens, NNPA
Atlanta has a proud legacy as the cradle of the civil rights movement. Throughout our history, Atlantans from Martin...
Unions Are More Relevant Today Than Ever
By Fred Redmond, Word in Black
This week marks 55 years since the Memphis sanitation strike began following the deaths of two sanitation workers, Echol...
Voters Will Determine Fate of Fast Food Workers Pay Raise
By Edward Henderson, California Black Media
Last September, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill (AB) 257 into law. Supporters of the legislation, authored by Assemblymember...
California Black Owned Businesses Set to Access More State Gov’t Contracts
By Jaivon Grant, California Black Media
Black and other minority-owned small businesses in California have actively fought for decades for more inclusion in California state...
Diversity of US Workplaces is Growing in Terms of Race, Ethnicity and Age –...
By Adia Harvey Wingfield, The Conversation
Increased immigration, longer life expectancy and a decline in birth rates are transforming the U.S. workforce in two important ways. The...