Labor
AFL-CIO leader Trumka hits Trump tax plan
September 28, 2017Trump claimed his plan would help the working class. Trumka said, in so many words, that’s a lie.
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Senate adds management lawyer after Trump names union buster to NLRB
September 27, 2017Emanuel’s ascension gives the board, which governs labor-management relations in the private sector and in some parts of the public sector, a 3-2 GOP majority, at least for now. Board Chairman Philip Miscimarra, a Republican, will...
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NFL players’ union defends members in battle with Trump
September 27, 2017Trump claims players are disrespecting the flag and the military, a type of love-it-or-leave-it unquestioning “patriotism” popular with his followers.
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Columbia grad student workers: University stalling on bargaining
September 25, 2017Civil engineering PhD candidate Olga Brudastovax and her colleagues organized not only to get better pay, but to get paid, period.
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Union collaboration a success for VICE media campaign
September 22, 2017The victory marks another successful campaign by unions in the digital media sector.
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