Labor
Latino labor conference turns into pro-Dreamers, anti-Trump march
September 7, 2017The conclave, planned long before, coincidentally began on September 6, the day after Trump and his anti-Latino Attorney General, Jeff Sessions, threw 800,000 young undocumented people, most of them Hispanic-named, out of the country by cancelling...
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Ending DACA lowers wages and revenue, degrades labor standards
September 6, 2017To call this decision tragic is an understatement. Not only is it inhumane, but the evidence is clear that DACA has positively benefited the U.S. labor market.
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Beware! Financial protection agency shuts down shady credit repair outfit
September 5, 2017“Consumer advocates are watching with horror as Congress unravels long-standing consumer protections."
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Texas federal judge permanently kills Obama overtime pay expansion
September 5, 2017Had the overtime rule stayed in effect, federal overtime pay law would have covered up to 12.5 million workers.
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Changing demographics mean workers today need new protections
September 1, 2017The stereotype of the U.S. workforce, harkening back to the 1950s, of Daddy going to work and Mommy staying home to take care of the kids is dead.
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