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Local Arizona Officials React to Supreme Court Ruling on LGBTQ Protections

A 6-3 landmark decision by the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of LGBTQ workers being protected from job discrimination.

June 17, 2020 11:27 am MST
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Immigration Protest, Pandemic, and Anxiety: What It’s Like for the 650,000 DACA Recipients Awaiting Court Decision

The immigration status of Nearly 7,000 DACA recipients in Arizona who have been working on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic is at risk.

June 8, 2020 4:00 pm MST
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Coronavirus Over 40 UPS Workers Got Sick With COVID in Tucson — And It Didn’t Stop There

At least 43 workers have fallen ill with COVID-19 at a Tucson UPS facility — and now they're taking it home

June 4, 2020 12:24 pm MST
Safety Members of National Guard & volunteers prepare bags of food to residents near a one-mile radius containment area set up to halt spread of COVID-19 in New York. Image via Shutterstock
Safety Trump Ends National Guard Deployment Day Before Servicemembers Would Be Eligible for Benefits

Retired Brig. Gen. J. Roy Robinson called it “curious” that the extension runs only 24 days and ends in the middle of the week.

May 20, 2020 8:19 am MST
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Work Why Truckers Showed Up and Blasted Their Horns At Trump

The protest, organized by trucker Rick Santiago, was held to express truckers’ frustration over shipping rates that they say are so low that they can’t make a living.

May 15, 2020 12:55 pm MST

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Work ‘CEOs Don’t Care About Our Lives’: These Essential Workers Are Walking Off Their Jobs Today

It's International Workers' Day, and these employees are fighting for their rights.

May 1, 2020 6:54 am MST
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Immigration Trump’s Border Shutdown Is A Reality— And A Nightmare

The new restrictions block 90,000 trips a day or $2.1 million worth of goods. Towns along the world's busiest border have never struggled so much—not even after 9/11.

March 31, 2020 11:45 am MST