16+ hour, 13+ min ago   (719+ words) One email, every weekday morning. What moved in Latin American markets, politics and expat life. Yesterday’s subject line: “'The false peace is over' - Colombia” Oaxaca’s teachers have been the most combative union in Mexico for four decades. They chose the…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago   (152+ words) A century ago, labor unions fought for eight-hour days and a 40-hour work week. Today, they find themselves confronting AI. With AI on the rise, labor leaders have been calling for guardrails. They want more transparency into how companies are…...

14+ hour, 38+ min ago   (546+ words) "If Americans want to preserve their democracy, their freedom of speech, their human rights, and the rule of law, they've got to find ways to stand up to the Communist Party," said Bill Saunders. It’s a story of courage under…...

16+ hour, 36+ min ago   (230+ words) Published Sep 12, 2026 6:03 AM EDT As the triple-threat of AI-fueled unemployment, rampant inflation, and further erosion of workers’ rights take their toll, US workers are throwing their support behind a long-neglected institution: labor unions. According to a new survey by polling…...

17+ hour, 48+ min ago   (1001+ words) One email, every weekday morning. What moved in Latin American markets, politics and expat life. Yesterday’s subject line: “'The false peace is over' - Colombia” MEXICO & CENTRAL AMERICA · WEEKEND BRIEFING Guatemala’s Constitutional Court told the interior minister and police chief to…...

22+ hour, 39+ min ago   (539+ words) California teenagers are having a hard time finding a job. Nevada gas prices aren’t the only thing California Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to raise. Mr. Newsom recently put out a release touting California’s economic growth. He says the state is…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (654+ words) Following the passage of the Minimum Wage Act (Proposition 414) by Flagstaff voters in 2016, minimum wage has steadily risen from $8.05 per hour that year to $18.95, set to take effect Jan. 1, 2027. Reaching an increase of $3.50 in the past five years, the City…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago   (615+ words) American steelworkers are finally seeing real investment pour into their mills, and some union leaders still act like it’s a problem. The U.S. Steel contract expires September 1. Negotiations are underway and a very serious offer of 18 percent in wage increases…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago   (330+ words) Australia needs to attract and better utilise more skilled migrants or risk missing the benefits of the energy transition and AI boom, a parliamentary committee has been told. Other countries are siphoning talent while clogged settlement pathways, visa uncertainty and…...