Rich Yeselson

veteran union researcher and journalist

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Veteran union researcher who worked in the labor movement for 23 years, he now writes about unions for various publications, including the American Prospect, Democracy and Politico

Rich Yeselson on KCRW

In Miami today, Walmart workers became the latest participants in a week of labor actions scheduled to culminate on Black Friday.

Walmart, Wages, and Black Friday Walkouts

In Miami today, Walmart workers became the latest participants in a week of labor actions scheduled to culminate on Black Friday.

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Hundreds of thousands of California workers have applied for unemployment benefits, are eligible to receive them, but still haven’t been paid.

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In LA County right now, COVID-19 is killing one person every eight minutes .

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LA, San Diego, and Riverside counties have run out of ICU space at their hospitals. COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths are still ballooning.

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Members of Congress are formally counting the Electoral College votes. A group of Republicans are planning to object to the results, citing false claims of widespread voter fraud.

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LA County continues to be the nation’s hotspot for COVID-19 cases. The county has been averaging around 16,000 new cases every day since the new year.

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In Washington D.C. today, at Donald Trump’s urging, thousands of people protested the results of the November election. A mob stormed the U.S.

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The nation’s capital will have extensive military presence next week when Joe Biden takes the oath of office and becomes the 46th U.S. president.

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