Labor
Progressive groups gather support for $6 trillion-plus ‘bigger than Biden’ budget bill
June 29, 2021Their “bigger than Biden bill” is nothing less than a moral imperative, they say, that would enable completion of the real work that has to be done.
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How the Smithfield workers of Sioux Falls stood up and won
June 29, 2021Unafraid of a company that cruelly exploited them during the pandemic, they saved their healthcare and won a pay raise.
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EPI panel, govt. official warn companies want a ‘piece work’ society
June 28, 2021Intentional employer misclassification of workers is far more than just a gig economy problem.
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Infrastructure deal: ‘Concrete’ projects in, ‘human infrastructure’ not yet
June 25, 2021Retro-fitting schools, Green New Deal, child care, and paid family and medical leave have to wait for a reconciliation piece.
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Trumka: High Court ruling threatens farm workers’ right to organize
June 25, 2021President of the nation’s largest labor federation notes, however, that the decision of the judges could have been worse
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