Labor
Mine Wars: ‘Matewan Massacre’ a century ago embodied miners’ struggles
May 19, 2020100 years ago, a pitched battle between miners and company security in the town of Matewan, W.V., left 10 people dead.
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AFL-CIO sues Trump’s OSHA to force firms to protect workers from virus
May 19, 2020“It’s truly a sad day in America when working people must sue the organization tasked with protecting our health and safety,” said AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka.
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Union leaders back vote by mail
May 18, 2020Top union leaders, marshaled by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, are backing the $3.6 billion in the House Democrats’ stimulus bill to pay states to establish vote-by-mail systems.
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Back to work, or else: Trump administration tells states to pull unemployment benefits
May 15, 2020The Trump Labor Department is telling employers to report on workers who won't go back to unsafe workplaces - and telling states to yank their unemployment benefits.
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How a teenager in the ’60s South became a Communist
May 15, 2020Scott Marshall tells how the Civil Rights Movement motivated him to spend his life fighting for the right of every worker to either a job or an income.
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