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WASHINGTON — American labor leaders see this as a moment for radical change: Workers in Starbucks coffee shops and Amazon warehouses are rising up and demanding representation. Polls show millions more support unions or wish they had the chance to join them . President Biden, with majorities in both chambers of Congress, wants to lead the most pro-union administration since Franklin D. Roosevelt. “There’s a great reckoning and workers have had it,” said Mary Kay Henry, president of the Service Employees International Union, one of the largest and most influential unions. Yet even as experts acknowledge the newfound excitement around labor, they caution that unions, which have suffered decades of declining membership, are unlikely to turn the tide. Unions’ moment of opportunity could already be slipping away. Republicans are poised to gain seats in the November elections. And a potential recession could wipe away the rare leverage workers have held in the tight labor … [Read more...] about Labor unions are hot, but their moment may not last

The majority of Americans would rather a national popular vote total decide presidential elections than the Electoral College vote totals, a survey from the think tank Pew Research Center has found. The survey sampled more than 6,000 Americans, discovering that 63 percent would prefer presidential elections be decided by the national popular vote. Conversely, just 35 percent of respondents favored keeping “the current system, in which the candidate who wins the most votes in the Electoral College wins the election,” the survey found. The gap between pro and anti-Electoral College Americans has grown since last year. In January 2021, Pew Research found that 55 percent of Americans preferred moving towards a popular vote system, as opposed to 43 percent who still favored Electoral College vote totals deciding the president. After the 2000 and 2016 elections, where Republican Presidents George W. Bush and Donald Trump both won the presidency but lost the popular vote, the … [Read more...] about Survey: 63% of Americans Want Popular Vote to Decide Presidential Election

close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for August 11 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. NEW You can now listen to Fox News articles! The NBA on Thursday announced that it will be retiring the No. 6 jersey league-wide in honor of Bill Russell, who died July 31 at the age of 88. "Bill Russell's unparalleled success on the court and pioneering civil rights activism deserve to be honored in a unique and historic way," NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said in a statement. "Permanently retiring his No. 6 across every NBA team ensures that Bill's transcendent career will always be recognized." CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM The Boston Celtics' Bill Russell rebounds vs the St. Louis Hawks at Boston Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. (Richard Meek/Sports Illustrated via Getty Images) Russell is the greatest winner in the history of the NBA. In … [Read more...] about NBA to retire No. 6 league-wide in honor of legend Bill Russell