Labor
OSHA to take first steps this fall towards potential rule to curb workplace violence
July 28, 2016The request for a new rule came from National Nurses United; RNs have been prime victims of workplace violence.
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At KGW-TV, unions take stand against ‘Uberization’ of news
July 28, 2016One company has a proposal to end union jurisdiction over union members' work, apparently in order to allow the station to use amateur footage.
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Teachers’ convention celebrates history, vision for future, Clinton support
July 25, 2016Throughout its 100-year history, the AFT has been at the juncture of key social, economic and civil rights movements.
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Connecticut low wage workers testify for $15 an hour
July 23, 2016"I have seen firsthand over the decades the erosion of the middle class in my hometown of Bridgeport, as the income gap has widened more deeply here than almost anywhere else."
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AFGE leader calls GOP plan for federal workers a “spoils” system
July 22, 2016"The platform advocates such profound changes to the terms of government employment that it would bring to end the merit-based, apolitical civil service system."
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