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Business, Local Business, National

Union Station Starbucks Among 16 to Close for Safety Issues

by Stacy M. Brown July 13, 2022July 13, 2022

Citing safety reasons, Starbucks announced it will close its store at the Union Station Train Concourse in northeast D.C.

A D.C. Circulator bus is seen here. (Courtesy of Wikimedia Coomons)

DC Circulator Drivers Go on Strike

by WI Web Staff May 4, 2022May 4, 2022

President Joe Biden signs an executive order on project labor agreements at Ironworkers Local 5 building in Largo, Maryland, on Feb. 4. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)

Biden Signs Executive Order on Project Labor Agreements

by William J. Ford February 4, 2022February 9, 2022

**FILE** President Joe Biden walks past draped America flags along the Colonnade of the White House, Monday, November 15, 2021, en route to sign the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. (Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz)

CURRY: Organized Labor is Again Flexing its Muscles

by Ray Curry December 21, 2021December 22, 2021

President Donald Trump (Courtesy of Trump via Facebook)

Op-Ed, Opinion, Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr.

JESSE JACKSON: Workers Want to Know — Whose Side Are You On?

by Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr. September 25, 2019December 21, 2021

The 2018 Empowering women in Media, a networking and panel event that presented women of color in media sharing their stories with other women who are looking to break into the world of media. (En la Escena/Kizzy Cox)

Black Experience

Newsrooms Still Lack Women and Individuals of Color

by WI Guest Author March 4, 2019October 31, 2020

Courtesy of supremecourt.gov

Op-Ed, Opinion, Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr.

JESSE JACKSON: Janus Case Part of Continuing Attack on Workers

by Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr. February 28, 2018October 31, 2020

Ruling Could Ease Way for Unionizing at Fast-Food Chains

by Washington Informer August 28, 2015October 30, 2020

Labor Unions Facing Tricky Choice in Democratic Primaries

by Washington Informer August 20, 2015October 30, 2020

Labor Board Blocks Effort to Unionize College Athletes

by Washington Informer August 18, 2015October 30, 2020