Politics
Progressive Caucus blasts Trump-GOP tax cut plan
October 5, 2017To stop the tax cut plan, “We have to buckle up and organize all over the country."
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In Wisconsin, will Foxconn “mouthwash” hide stench of “right to work?”
October 4, 2017Trade unions are constantly buffeted by financial power plays.
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Justices wrestle with mandatory arbitration vs. labor law
October 3, 2017When a company forces a worker into mandatory arbitration of everything from unsafe working conditions to unpaid overtime, does that trump the worker’s rights under federal labor law?
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Investing in tragedy: The political economy of mass shootings
October 2, 201750 are dead, more than 400 injured. Meanwhile, the stock prices of gun manufacturers are up sharply in Monday morning trading.
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Union leaders blast Janus case as effort to rig economy against workers
September 29, 2017WASHINGTON—Union leaders denounced the latest right-wing attempt to deprive workers and unions of money—via a Supreme Court case the justices have agreed to hear—as “a blatant attack to rig the economy against workers,” as Laborers President...
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