Labor
61 percent of Americans give thumbs-up to unions
September 11, 2017The number of people who view unions favorably is on the rise, but so is the number of people who think the labor movement will become weaker.
Read moreTrump’s, Schumer’s and Pelosi’s “art of the deal” draws praise and criticism
September 7, 2017The agreement increases the debt limit by enough money to fund past federal obligations and pay for upcoming ones through December 15. It also includes a temporary money bill to keep the government going, at current...
Read moreHealth care bus arrives in DC; organizers warn fight is not over
September 7, 2017After a journey of 7,000 miles from coast to coast, with detours to major cities along the way, the “Drive For Our Lives” health care bus rolled into the Nation’s Capitol on September 6, carrying advocates...
Read moreLatino labor conference turns into pro-Dreamers, anti-Trump march
September 7, 2017The conclave, planned long before, coincidentally began on September 6, the day after Trump and his anti-Latino Attorney General, Jeff Sessions, threw 800,000 young undocumented people, most of them Hispanic-named, out of the country by cancelling...
Read moreEnding DACA lowers wages and revenue, degrades labor standards
September 6, 2017To call this decision tragic is an understatement. Not only is it inhumane, but the evidence is clear that DACA has positively benefited the U.S. labor market.
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