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Gabriel is from Livingston CA. He's worked pruning grapes for 10 years. He's paid 18 cents per vine — the lowest he has ever been paid. The supervisor told him if he doesn't like it he can go elsewhere. But there aren’t enough jobs and he has 3 hungry children at home. #WeFeedYou

This Day in Labor History: April 17, 1937. Tobacco workers in Richmond, Virginia went on strike in what became pioneering civil rights labor organizing in the South, laying the groundwork for the rise of the Black labor struggle after World War II. Let's talk about this little known action!!!

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They also hired children. One corner of the factory was known as the “Kindergarten,” where young girls sat for 12 hours days snipping threads. The average working day for all workers was 12-14 hours at least 6 days a week.

Pure bliss courtesy of a MapQuest favorite: Olympic National Park 💚

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Last fall, thousands of people took part in a stress reduction study, learning skills that can improve mood and reduce anxiety. The results are in: Here's what they show.

Black history happens every day, and the stories from NPR listeners are good examples of that. From becoming the first Black mayor of a town to singing music about change, these stories matter.

The U.S. Department of Labor recovered about $660 million in wages owed to workers across the country from 2021 to 2023.

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