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NJBIZ writes about “The Status of Women in New Jersey,” a report by Debra Lancaster and Sarah Small of the Center for Women and Work.

POLITICO covers a Center for Women and Work report that finds many women in New Jersey are trading full-time employment for part-time jobs.

NJ Spotlight News profiles the New Jersey State Policy Lab, which supported the Center for Women and Work report, “The Status of Women in New Jersey.”

La Política (Argentina) interviews Tamara Lee about workers of color leading the campaign to unionize Amazon fulfillment centers and Starbucks stores in the U.S.

The Wall Street Journal writes about unions embracing the social justice movement and working more closely with local communities, quoting Tamara Lee.

The Star-Ledger examines structural racism in the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, quoting Christopher Hayes.

The Wall Street Journal examines the racial wealth gap among workers who own company shares, citing research by the Institute for the Study of Employee Ownership and Profit Sharing and quoting director Joseph Blasi.

Financial Times reports a surge in deadly shootings is changing the national discussion on policing, quoting Christopher Hayes.

Marketplace interviews Rebecca Kolins Givan about the disproportionate number of Black and Hispanic workers in low-paid service jobs.

Marketplace interviews Todd Vachon of the Labor Education Action Research Network (LEARN) about declining union membership and its effect on wages.