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$150 World Cup Jerseys Made by Workers Getting $2.27 a Day

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.

By Elizabeth Paton

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Some Rail Workers, Seeking Sick Days, Say Biden Betrayed Them

The request for Congress to impose contract terms that several unions had rejected rankled rank-and-file members who had rallied behind the president.

By Noam Scheiber

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What We Know About the Railroad Labor Talks to Prevent a Strike

Congressional lawmakers vowed to act quickly to prevent a strike by tens of thousands of rail workers, which would have a devastating effect on the economic recovery.

By The New York Times

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What We Know About the Railroad Labor Talks

President Biden has asked congressional lawmakers to step in to help prevent a possible strike by tens of thousands of rail workers, which would have a devastating effect on the economic recovery.

By The New York Times