Labor
AFL-CIO’s April 8 Day Of Action for ProAct floods Congress with calls and texts
April 9, 2021The labor movement and its allies say April 8 is just the beginning. The plan is to continue the actions.
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AFT, NEA protest new anti-virus school reopening guidelines
April 8, 2021Two biggest teacher unions want social distancing guidelines that are stricter than those put forward by Biden administration.
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AFL-CIO leads National Day of Action to win the PRO Act
April 8, 2021“We’re not going to let a minority in the Senate stop” the PRO Act, federation President Richard Trumka vowed.
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Judge trumps Trump’s line speedup at pork plants
April 7, 2021In a big victory for pork plant workers, the judge stops line speedup allowed by the Trump administration.
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Official jobless rate down but reality a lot worse
April 5, 2021We’re still below where we were at the start of the pandemic and for African Americana men it is really bad.
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