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Holiday Inequality Labor Union Work Workforce

5 things American workers want more than a Monday off in September

In the U.S. over my lifetime, Labor Day has served chiefly as a three-day weekend bracketing the ending of summer break from the beginning of the school year. I myself never gave much thought to the holiday until I started researching its origins. All across the country, all throughout the industrial era, the history of […]

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Gender Inequality Work

I drove for UPS for 30 days. Here’s what happened next.

Peak season during a pandemic was the best possible time for me to do my 30-day trial as a UPS driver. Yes, I was being thrown into the deep end of the pool where I’d either sink or swim. But being in my 30 Days came with certain safeguards. For one, I could look forward […]