Labor
Biden pushes workers to join unions, sets $15 federal minimum wage
April 27, 2021Lower union membership worsens the pay gap for women and workers of color, Biden's order says.
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Sleazy payday lenders win big at the Supreme Court
April 26, 2021Trumpite judges strip away the ability of the federal agency to impose punitive fines on corporate thieves.
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Manchin says he supports ProAct, but would keep filibuster
April 26, 2021Maintaining the filibuster, however, could kill the ProAct, the most serious labor law reform since passage of the Wagner Act in the 1930s.
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Unions back Biden’s Postal Board nominees
April 23, 2021Senators hit so-called reform plan backed by Trump-installed Postmaster general DeJoy.
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AFL-CIO hails Chauvin verdict, but police unions still an issue for organized labor
April 21, 2021National Nurses United was among the toughest unions in denouncing racist police violence; it doesn’t have the same “police problem” that the national AFL-CIO does.
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