Silicosis has killed dozens of workers and sickened hundreds more. Public health experts say a product ban can prevent the illness.
As Trump-backed law threatens Medicaid and SNAP eligibility for millions, a proposed change to state data collection aims to preserve coverage.
A governor-appointed state board weighs whether to ban the use of engineered stone to protect workers from a deadly lung disease.
Without funding and policy interventions, rebuilt homes will rent at market rates, pricing out long-term residents.
The sportswear company is one of the few that hasn’t caved to Trump on diversity, equity and inclusion. Now it’s under investigation.
At an urban farm in Compton, the formerly incarcerated nourish residents hit by rising costs and cuts. Their “pay what you can” markets draw hundreds.
A living wage analyst challenges rosy claims about rising standard of living, and shows that for millions of Americans, their pay doesn’t cover the basics.
Pipeline would cross 234 miles of tribal land in New Mexico and Arizona. Committee hearing schedule catches community group off guard.
Unions join community groups in planning marches, walkouts and economic actions on May 1 as a show of worker power ahead of the midterm elections.
The rising cost of gas and higher utility rates are hurting farmers, ride-sharing workers and consumers from coast to coast.
Naseer Paktiawal just returned from burying his brother in Afghanistan. “I didn’t want to bury him here.”
The district’s teachers’ union staged its first walkout in 154 years over larger class sizes, health care costs and support for special education students.
At the worst-performing refineries, report finds operators are not tackling recurring and harmful leaks, leading to public health risk.
Losses in government positions are undermining a critical engine of economic mobility for the Black middle class.
The state’s failure to reduce driving and to stockpile fuel led to dependence on sanctioned oil refined elsewhere.
Experts say he would likely face a recall, but could still wield power through appointments, vetoes and regulatory boards.
Coordinated bargaining — echoing Hollywood labor fights — helped thousands of workers settle contracts.
Author Ibram X. Kendi on the Great Replacement Theory’s threat to generations of racial progress, and how he stays hopeful in perilous times.
Advocates warn immigrants to avoid military bases when working for apps like Uber, Lyft and DoorDash.
Republicans in Congress want to ban lawsuits against quartz manufacturers, including a company whose CEO is a major Trump donor.