Labor
Slow recovery for federal workers after Trump shutdown
February 15, 2019The workers gave those gloomy predictions in the face of Trump’s lack of commitment to signing a spending bill to keep those agencies going through the end of the fiscal year, Sept. 30.
Read moreConsumers League blasts Trump decision to let payday lenders run amok
February 14, 2019“Whether a consumer is applying for a mortgage or borrowing to pay the electric bill, no one should be given a loan that they cannot possibly pay back.”
Read moreFederal workers fear Trump could rerun shutdown/lockout
February 13, 2019“If the shutdown returns, the (workers’) lines to food banks will return. And if we don’t get paid and can’t work.”
Read moreRep. Jayapal outlines pro-worker legislation as part of progressive platform
February 12, 2019WASHINGTON—Pro-worker legislation, including equal pay for equal work and an updated stronger version of the Employee Free Choice Act, are part of the progressive platform lawmakers will try to push through the Democratic-run House in the...
Read moreBack to the future: British Labour Party platform
February 12, 2019The party has drafted a strong pro-labor platform that it pledges to run on and enact if it gains power in the next UK elections.
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