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Federal workers continue to defend rights vs. Trump, in Congress and in court
September 9, 2019Among other things, Trump’s schemes make it easier for bosses to fire federal workers and retaliate against whistleblowers.
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U.K.: Anti-immigrant leader Nigel Farage offers pact with Conservatives to ‘destroy Labour’
September 9, 2019The Brexit Party promises a non-aggression pact to help Boris Johnson destroy Jeremy Corbyn and the Labour Party.
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Communist vote in Portugal Oct. 6 key to preserving working-class gains
September 9, 2019The party is battling a massive right-wing effort to undermine progress on workers' rights made since the 2015 elections.
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Univ. of Chicago Medical Center nurses authorize strike
September 9, 2019Some 67% of nurses told NNU surveyors a patient or a visitor threatened them, while 32% had been kicked and 28% had been hit or had an object – including chairs -- thrown at them.
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Jobs numbers conceal real unemployment and underemployment rate of 7.2%
September 6, 2019130,000 new jobs last month—but 20% of them were census temps. “This isn’t a very strong employment report,” AFL-CIO chief economist William Spriggs said.
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