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Warning: Studies show GOP can win presidency again in 2020
April 24, 2018The takeaway for labor and its allies in this election year and going forward is: Organize, organize and organize more to get out the vote!
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This week in history: Protesting students occupy Columbia University
April 23, 2018Fifty years ago, at the height of protest against the Vietnam War, the actions at Columbia University in New York City were among the most highly visible and effective.
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Nurse staffing shortages come to Michigan hospitals – with a twist
April 23, 2018If you’re a registered nurse and your union contract with two hospitals includes safe-staffing ratios, what do you do if the hospitals break those pact provisions?
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Banned by Trump: The families affected by his Muslim “shutdown”
April 20, 2018“This is my real life. That’s what I’m fighting for,” Radad Alborati says, holding a photo of him and his sons. “This country is built on family. And this is my family.”
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Living wage lobbying: Restaurant workers bring business allies to D.C.
April 19, 2018The right-wing National Restaurant Association—“the other NRA”—is trying to preserve low-pay status quo for restaurant workers.
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