AJ Hess

Nov 6, 2024 | fastcompany.com | AJ Hess

One of the most-sought-after demographics of the 2024 election was the union vote. And even though Vice President Kamala Harris earned endorsements from many of the country’s biggest unions, voter support among union workers was decidedly split.

Oct 22, 2024 | fastcompany.com | AJ Hess

On Sunday night in Brooklyn, confetti rained down on Barclays Center and the New York Liberty. Until this past weekend, the Liberty was the only founding WNBA franchise to have never won a championship in 28 seasons. But that’s no longer true, after the team’s Game 5 comeback to beat the Minnesota Lynx, a franchise that already has five rings to its name.

Oct 4, 2024 | fastcompany.com | AJ Hess

From Maine to Texas, 45,000 dockworkers went on strike Tuesday after the International Longshoremen’s Association’s (ILA) contract with the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) expired. The two sides had reached a stalemate over pay, but also the union wanted a guarantee that technology would not be used to replace them. Now the ILA and the USMX will return to the bargaining table to negotiate dockworkers’ demands for a ban on all automation at the ports.

Oct 1, 2024 | fastcompany.com | AJ Hess

It may not feel like it, but the U.S. economy is currently doing alright. We are not in a recession or a depression. Economic indicators are neither too hot nor too cold—a Goldilocks dynamic that The Federal Reserve strives for. In September, the Fed lowered interest rates by a-more-than-expected 50-basis point, causing stocks to rally.

Sep 26, 2024 | fastcompany.com | AJ Hess

On July 3, 2023, the Supreme Court overturned affirmative action, prohibiting U.S. colleges and universities from considering an applicant’s race during the admissions process. Stephen Miller, former Trump White House adviser and president of America First Legal, wasted no time threatening to sue colleges and universities if they did not comply.