Labor
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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Trump’s infrastructure program a fraud
June 12, 2017"When you actually look at Trump’s infrastructure plan, it quickly becomes apparent that it’s not a serious plan."
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Portland unionist dies defending women against hate speech, attack
June 9, 2017Rick Best was one of the two heroic men stabbed to death while defending two young women – one wearing a hijab – against hate speech.
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Richard Trumka: Widening income inequality threatens democracy worldwide
June 9, 2017“In a world of global corporations and big data, of Nissan and Uber, collective power is the only form of empowerment that actually exists for ordinary people.”
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