Labor
Union leaders laud House passage of PRO Act, Trump veto threatened
February 7, 2020"With the passage of this bill, employers who violate our workers’ rights would feel repercussions.”
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PRO Act passes; BlueGreen Alliance says green union jobs possible
February 6, 2020Among its reforms, the bill would repeal the section of the GOP's 1947 Taft-Hartley Act that permits “right to work” laws.
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200,000-member Postal Workers union endorses Sanders for president, again
February 6, 2020“As the lone senator blocking postal privatizers from appointment to the Postal Board of Governors, it was clear that Bernie Sanders is on the side of postal workers,” said union President Mark Dimondstein.
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Rev. Barber: McConnell brings ‘Southern justice’ to U.S. Senate
February 5, 2020The coordinated coverup by 53 Republican senators is deeply disturbing to anyone who knows the history of Southern courthouses, where their prosecutors and jurors conspired to convict African Americans.
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Warren introduces repeal of federal OK of RTW laws
February 3, 2020Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., split out a key anti-worker provision and introduced her own legislation to deal with it.
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