Labor
On pensions and other issues, Democratic hopefuls disappoint Teamsters’ Hoffa—so far
September 6, 2019Pensions and retirement security are top of the agenda for Teamsters and many unions.
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Miners’ union president Cecil Roberts talks climate change, pensions, and more in D.C.
September 5, 2019Some politicians wish miners would just disappear.
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EPI report: Forced arbitration to cover 80% of private sector workers by 2024
September 4, 2019Soon, only a small minority of American workers will be able to sue their employers.
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Groups force Lesotho clothing factories owner to end gender-based violence
September 3, 2019A landmark alliance of unions and women’s rights groups in the Southern African nation of Lesotho teamed up to pressure a Taiwanese factory owner into signing a pact to end gender-based sexual harassment and violence at...
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Trumka: Workers “not interested in a sliver of change”
August 30, 2019"The rich continue to hoard unprecedented money and power, while the people who build that wealth are working harder and longer, for less money, with less dignity."
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