Labor
Meet the two most anti-worker GOP Congress members
June 1, 2017Phil Roe (R-Tenn.) even alleged Democratic President Barack Obama attacked workers’ rights, in favor of unions.
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Service workers win battle over scheduling
May 31, 2017In New York City, all businesses who employ 11 or more non-tipped workers will have to pay a $15 minimum wage by the end of 2018.
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Long Island teacher flips right-wing stronghold
May 31, 2017Success was achieved by the building of a broad coalition, particularly among labor, women and education advocates.
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White House budget trashes federal workers’ jobs
May 30, 2017"Gutting middle-class federal employees’ retirement security to make way for billionaire tax cuts is not how you make America great again.”
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Hotel workers demand cities protect them from sexual harassment
May 26, 2017“We think it’s very important to protect our workers, particularly women who are isolated” while cleaning rooms, Sarah Lyons of Unite Here Local 1 in Chicago told WLS TV.
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