Labor
Connecticut AFL-CIO: “We need an inclusion revolution”
June 16, 2016"To restore our country, to make America great again, we need an inclusion revolution."
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Domestic workers see gains, yet struggle for decent work
June 16, 2016"I do housework, cooking, gardening, take care of the children," said domestic worker Amma, who is forced to sleep in a garage; "I receive insults like, 'You are an animal.'"
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Union leaders express outrage at Orlando massacre, sympathy for victims and families
June 15, 2016"I don't know where to begin. Fifty dead, many more wounded, in the worst mass shooting in American history. I am sick and heartbroken."
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GOP House Speaker Ryan plan would trash labor, consumer regulations
June 15, 2016Ryan's 57-page document is part of a Republican agenda he's putting forward as a platform before the GOP National Convention.
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Consumers League warns teens about summer jobs that can kill
June 10, 2016"Always follow safety training. Working safely and carefully may slow you down, but ignoring safe work procedures is a fast track to injury."
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