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Government kept secret files on “instigators” and journalists covering migrant caravan

March 7, 2019 By Associated Press

The ACLU calls the operation "an outrageous violation of the First Amendment."

House panel OKs minimum wage hike to $15

March 7, 2019 By Mark Gruenberg

The 28-20 party-line vote marks a win for low-wage workers and their allies, including the “Fight for $15 and a union” movement.

Hands Off, Pants On: Chicago Federation of Labor honors Karen Kent

March 6, 2019 By Michelle Zacarias

It was Kent and the members of UNITE HERE who led campaign that won passage of Chicago’s new “panic button” ordinance that provides extra security for hotel workers.

AFL-CIO, big biz unite to urge Congress to fund infrastructure

March 6, 2019 By Mark Gruenberg

"Public-sector pay, benefits, and labor rights must be protected when special interests push privatization and contracting-out schemes."

Ukraine Communist leader warns: “The Nazis are coming”

March 6, 2019 By Ben Chacko

The destruction of a Soviet war memorial in Lviv by the Ukrainian government is a "spat in the face" of all who fought Hitler, says Communist Party leader.