Labor
AFL-CIO launches big phone campaign vs. Senate GOP’s stealth health bill
June 16, 2017“The legislation has been fast-tracked, meaning it won’t get the usual committee review before going to a floor vote."
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Right-wing Bradley Foundation leads charge to destroy labor unions
June 15, 2017More significantly, by relying on its tax-exempt status to promote Republicans’ goal of weakening unions for political purposes, the Bradley Foundation indirectly uses public funds to do so.
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Trump offers fool’s gold to fund infrastructure
June 15, 2017Americans should not be charged twice for maintenance of the public good, once through tax breaks to investors and again in outrageous tolls and fees the investors charge.
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Peoples Summit participants jumping into election battles
June 14, 2017“If you spend half an hour talking to folks about their needs and how you’re going to address them, then when you ask them to be an ally to somebody else, they’re ready to do it.”
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AFL-CIO warns Trump not to renege on NAFTA promise
June 12, 2017“It is time for the Trump administration to rewrite NAFTA the right way."
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