Labor
Lawmakers propose $20M to protect workers in gig economy
June 1, 2017The pilot program would be run through grants to states, local governments and non-profit groups.
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Meet the two most anti-worker GOP Congress members
June 1, 2017Phil Roe (R-Tenn.) even alleged Democratic President Barack Obama attacked workers’ rights, in favor of unions.
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Service workers win battle over scheduling
May 31, 2017In New York City, all businesses who employ 11 or more non-tipped workers will have to pay a $15 minimum wage by the end of 2018.
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White House budget trashes federal workers’ jobs
May 30, 2017"Gutting middle-class federal employees’ retirement security to make way for billionaire tax cuts is not how you make America great again.”
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Dems try again to raise federal minimum wage to $15
May 26, 2017“In the year 2017, a job must lift workers out of poverty, not keep them in it."
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