Labor
Striking Chicago charter school teachers score big win
February 19, 2019The agreement ensures that future increases in public school funding are invested directly in the schools, rather than being captured by corporate management fees. Strikers were also able to beat back management’s attempt to cut family...
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Slow recovery for federal workers after Trump shutdown
February 15, 2019The workers gave those gloomy predictions in the face of Trump’s lack of commitment to signing a spending bill to keep those agencies going through the end of the fiscal year, Sept. 30.
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Consumers League blasts Trump decision to let payday lenders run amok
February 14, 2019“Whether a consumer is applying for a mortgage or borrowing to pay the electric bill, no one should be given a loan that they cannot possibly pay back.”
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Federal workers fear Trump could rerun shutdown/lockout
February 13, 2019“If the shutdown returns, the (workers’) lines to food banks will return. And if we don’t get paid and can’t work.”
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Rep. Jayapal outlines pro-worker legislation as part of progressive platform
February 12, 2019WASHINGTON—Pro-worker legislation, including equal pay for equal work and an updated stronger version of the Employee Free Choice Act, are part of the progressive platform lawmakers will try to push through the Democratic-run House in the...
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