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Retirees, unions oppose GOP health care bill
May 17, 2017AARP, the nation’s largest organization of retirees, is already sending out mailers and running broadcast, cable and radio ads against the GOP plan.
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The attack on Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid is rapid and brutal
May 16, 2017Donald Trump is pursuing the same bogus strategy Republicans did when they tried to create a crisis in the Social Security disability insurance trust fund.
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North Carolina voter suppression law is dead
May 16, 2017MaryBe McMillan, Secretary Treasurer of the North Carolina AFL-CIO, told People’s World that it was “a good day for voting rights.”
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This week in history: The National Center for Lesbian Rights is born
May 15, 2017It is the only organization in the U.S. dedicated to lesbian legal issues, and the largest national lesbian organization in terms of members.
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Google’s CEO tops unions’ list of greediest execs
May 15, 2017The average CEO last year earned $13.1 million in pay and perks, compared to a median wage of $37,600 for U.S. workers, the Paywatch site notes.
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