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Immigration: AFL-CIO pushing lawmakers to protect Dreamers, TPS recipients

March 15, 2019 By Mark Gruenberg

"Can we get some Republicans?” Bricklayers President Jim Boland asked rhetorically. It depends on whether employers, in the interest of having a stable workforce, have the will to stand up to the president.

AFL-CIO backs legislation that would power up American working families

March 13, 2019 By John Wojcik

The Workers Freedom to Negotiate Act would make it much easier to organize a union and bargain with employers.

Republican stonewalling stalls LGBTQ advances

March 13, 2019 By David Crary

With Republican states and Republicans in Congress blocking everything, moving forward may require another election.

When Mueller files report Congress must finish the job

February 21, 2019 By Mark Gruenberg

In ongoing probes it will still be necessary to “follow the money."

Trump’s national emergency declaration not justified by the facts

February 15, 2019 By Daniel Costa

Trump has been so desperate to fund his signature campaign promise that he’s gone so far as to shut down the government over it for over a month, which caused federal employees to suffer and billions...