The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
It was the deadliest accident in the history of the garment industry. Ten years later, has anything changed for factory workers?
Category: Wages and Salaries
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How Janelle Jones’s Story About Black Women and the Economy Caught On
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
The first Black woman to serve as chief economist at the Labor Department advanced the idea that lifting up people on the margins helps everyone else, too.
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WNBA Draft: Aliyah Boston Goes No. 1 to Indiana Fever
The New York Times – Sports:
Boston, a senior forward from the University of South Carolina, was the second-ever top pick from her college.
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Delta Pilots Approve Contract Raising Pay by 34%
The New York Times – Travel:
The agreement could affect ongoing negotiations between pilots’ unions and other large airlines.
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Canada’s Women Pick Up Equal Pay Fight Ahead of Game With U.S.
The New York Times – Sports:
Canada’s team, a Women’s World Cup favorite, went on strike last week as its battle with the country’s soccer federation boiled over.
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Drinking at Work Events and More Questions Answered by Roxane Gay
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
“Don’t get too drunk at work” is a good rule. Don’t let co-workers convince you to break it.
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Griner’s Detention Showed the Strength and the Struggle in Women’s Sports
The New York Times – Sports:
The W.N.B.A.’s players and fans pushed furiously for Brittney Griner’s release from a Russian penal colony, but her plight also highlighted gender inequities in sports.
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Who Made Your World Cup Jersey?
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
Garment workers in Myanmar earn less than $3 a day to produce soccer apparel for Adidas. Some say they were fired after asking factory owners for a raise.
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As Dollar Strengthens, U.S. Students in Europe Feel the Benefits
The New York Times – Travel:
The pound and the euro are trading at decades-long lows against the dollar. For American students abroad, that has made weekend trips, dinners and theater tickets (somewhat) less of a splurge.