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Would a Texas law take away workers' water breaks?

As unrelenting heat set in across Texas this summer, opponents of a sweeping new law targeting local regulations took to the airwaves and internet with an alarming message: outdoor workers would be …

San Francisco launches driverless bus service following robotaxi expansion

First came the robotaxis. Then the driverless buses arrived. San Francisco has launched an autonomous shuttle service — less than a week after California regulators approved the expansion of …

'Bidenomics,’ a once-in-generation investment, shows the pros and cons of policymaking

There are so many dots on the maps they blur into blobs — each one reflecting trillions of public and private dollars flowing in the U.S. this past year to build thousands of roads, bridges and …

Customers want instant gratification. Workers say it's pushing them to the brink

Six straight days of 12-hour driving. Single digit paychecks. The complaints come from workers in vastly different industries: UPS delivery drivers and Hollywood actors and writers. But they point to …

'The Few, the Proud' aren't so few: Marines recruiting surges

Not long ago, Marine Col. Jennifer Nash, a combat engineer with war deployments under her belt, made a vow to fellow officers as they headed to a dinner in Atlanta: She would get two new recruiting …

Biden is pitching his economic policies as a key to a manufacturing jobs revival

Bringing back factory jobs is one of the most popular of White House promises — no matter who happens to be the president. Donald Trump said he'd do it with tariffs on imports. Barack Obama said …

After decades of delays, coal miners hail black lung rule

A half-century ago, the nation's top health experts urged the federal agency in charge of mine safety to adopt strict rules protecting miners from poisonous rock dust. The inaction since — fueled …

Burnout, low pay and politics are driving away teachers of color

Rhonda Hicks could have kept working into her 60s. She loved teaching and loved her students in Philadelphia's public schools. As a Black woman, she took pride in being a role model for many children …

911 workers say centers are understaffed

Emergency call center workers say their centers are understaffed, struggling to fill vacancies and plagued by worker burnout, according to a national survey released Tuesday. The survey conducted by …

On Hollywood’s picket lines, from LA to New York

It's a "Strike Girl Summer." So read a picket sign as the sidewalks of Hollywood and midtown Manhattan teemed with actors on Day 1 of their strike, protesting alongside the writers who have  …

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