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From Texas Standard:In the 1990s, the North American Free Trade Agreement was created to better align the economies of the U.S., Canada and Mexico. One…
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Austin is enjoying a robust economy. The city boasts monthly job numbers that are at or near what economists consider full employment; that is, almost…
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From Texas Standard:There's some surprising news about the state of labor in Texas: the Lone Star State has been a right-to-work state since 1947, but it…
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From Texas Standard:If you were to walk south on Congress Avenue in Austin, you'd notice at least six construction cranes. You can see a similar scene in…
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From Texas Standard:“When Mexico sends its people, they’re not sending their best,” Donald Trump said at the kickoff of his presidential campaign in 2015.…
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A study from the Brookings Institution released this week shows an increase in Austin area citizens that have limited proficiency in English. Just over 11…
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This week, a regional director of the National Labor Relations Board ruled that Northwestern University athletes can legally form a union.Here in Austin,…
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Fifty-nine percent of front-line fast-food workers in Texas rely on public assistance programs such as food stamps and Medicaid to support their families,…
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Some Austin fast food workers are joining a nationwide strike for higher wages. Employees from Wendy’s, Jack in the Box and Long John Silver’s gathered in…
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Jose Avila thought he could save money to pay off college loans by moving into his mother’s one-bedroom Houston apartment and working at a Subway…