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Obama administration to end prisons-for-profits contracts
August 18, 2016"This is the first step in the process of reducing - and ultimately ending - our use of privately-operated prisons," Deputy AG Sally Yates announced.
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To November and beyond: #Fightfor15 convention showcases a worker-led movement
August 18, 2016Thousands of low-wage workers from across the country convened in the old capital of the Confederacy for the first ever national Fight for $15 meeting.
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Compromise and coalitions prompt soul-searching for German left
August 17, 2016When Die Linke joins the Social Democrats as junior partner, its vote drops; the reason is simple: the left abandons its role as fighting opposition.
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EPI protests Blue Dog Dems’ attempt to replace new overtime pay rule
August 17, 2016Conservative House Democrats would dump the DOL's new rule, scheduled to take effect on December 1, that would double the overtime pay threshold.
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“Lakeland Ledger” newsroom staff vote to join News Guild-CWA
August 16, 2016The staff hand-signed and posted an open letter saying they want to work for a quality newspaper, but the corporation mandated layoffs and unfilled positions.
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