The Black unemployment gap remains significantly higher than the rate for white workers, continuing a long pattern of economic inequality.
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Black labor has been foundational to Minnesota’s growth
Black labor has been instrumental in building industries and communities in Minnesota, and their contributions have been recognized as a critical part of the state’s growth, with a labor force participation rate of 70.5% in 2021, exceeding the state’s white labor participation rate of 67.2%.
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Union battles at Amazon and Starbucks are hot news—which is good for the labor movement
In Buffalo, New York, baristas at Starbucks voted to unionize on Dec. 9, making them the coffee chain’s only unionized workforce in the United States.