inequality
2017 in Headlines: For unions and workers, Trump dominates news
December 30, 2017Like it or not, and regardless of whether he tells the truth or covers-up or flat-out lies, the president of the United States – his words, his actions, his speeches, his tweets, his agenda, the reaction...
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Union pushes Trump, CEOs to fulfill working class tax promise
November 28, 2017100 CEOs were asked who would use extra money their firms get from the tax cut to hire more workers or raise pay. Fewer than five raised their hands.
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Rep. John Lewis: “Past few months have been hell on wheels”
November 15, 2017Civil rights icon calls for confronting racism “in our hearts and in our nation.”
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Not one penny for billionaires, says coalition against GOP tax cuts
November 2, 2017Eighty percent of the tax cuts in the Republican plan would go to the richest 1 percent of the country.
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Honoring MLK, hundreds in Hartford demand end to inequality
April 5, 2017The event was one of “Fight Racism, Raise Pay” actions across the country. Thousands of workers fighting for $15/hour and union rights joined together with racial justice activists in the Movement for Black Lives.
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