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Alexia Fernández Campbell

Alexia Fernández Campbell

Former Politics & Policy Reporter

    Latest articles by Alexia Fernández Campbell

    Explainers
    Government workers don’t have a federal right to unionize. Democrats want to change that.Government workers don’t have a federal right to unionize. Democrats want to change that.
    Explainers

    A new bill in Congress would represent a major shift in US labor laws.

    By Alexia Fernández Campbell
    Gender
    Housekeepers and nannies in Philadelphia may soon win basic legal rightsHousekeepers and nannies in Philadelphia may soon win basic legal rights
    Gender

    They would get paid time off and sexual harassment protections, to name a few.

    By Alexia Fernández Campbell
    Gender
    These news anchors say their bosses are grooming younger women who look like them to take their jobsThese news anchors say their bosses are grooming younger women who look like them to take their jobs
    Gender

    Five veteran journalists in New York filed a lawsuit with a simple message: judge women by their accomplishments, not by their looks.

    By Alexia Fernández Campbell
    Politics
    Congress has set the record for longest stretch without a minimum wage increaseCongress has set the record for longest stretch without a minimum wage increase
    Politics

    It’s costing low-paid workers thousands of dollars a year.

    By Alexia Fernández Campbell
    Technology
    The high-stakes battle between Uber executives and drivers in California, explainedThe high-stakes battle between Uber executives and drivers in California, explained
    Technology

    The one thing drivers really want is the one thing ride-hail companies don’t want to give them.

    By Alexia Fernández Campbell
    Politics
    BuzzFeed journalists just walked off the job in 4 cities. Here’s why.BuzzFeed journalists just walked off the job in 4 cities. Here’s why.
    Politics

    Employees are trying to organize one of the largest labor unions in digital media.

    By Alexia Fernández Campbell
    Politics
    A Google walkout organizer just quit, saying she was branded with a “scarlet letter”A Google walkout organizer just quit, saying she was branded with a “scarlet letter”
    Politics

    Claire Stapleton’s disillusionment with Google captures America’s disillusionment with Silicon Valley.

    By Alexia Fernández Campbell
    Politics
    The May jobs report is a big disappointment for workers and bad news for TrumpThe May jobs report is a big disappointment for workers and bad news for Trump
    Politics

    Weak job growth caught economists by surprise.

    By Alexia Fernández Campbell
    Politics
    Bernie Sanders calls out Walmart executives during their annual meetingBernie Sanders calls out Walmart executives during their annual meeting
    Politics

    “Walmart workers are sick and tired of being paid starvation wages.”

    By Alexia Fernández Campbell
    Politics
    Food stamps helped lift the US economy out of the Great RecessionFood stamps helped lift the US economy out of the Great Recession
    Politics

    Especially in rural America.

    By Alexia Fernández Campbell