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Fair wages, comprehensive health care coverage and paid leave will now be listed in New Orleans’ charter as fundamental rights for the city’s workforce.

A former employee of a cement and building materials company is suing for what he says was his wrongful termination for reporting wastewater pollution at a ready mix concrete plant in Metairie.

The two sides have agreed to a 62% wage increase over 6 years in a deal between the International Longshoremen's Association and the U.S. Maritime Alliance. The union had been seeking a 77% increase.

U.S. ports from Maine to Texas are closed due to a strike by the union representing about 45,000 dockworkers.

In Louisiana, few people of color are getting high-paying jobs in the industry — or even low-paying ones

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