legislation
Unions back law to protect pregnant workers
May 9, 2012The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act would ensure that pregnant workers are not forced out of their jobs or denied job modifications that would allow them to continue working.
Read moreObama to building trades: GOP blocking construction jobs
May 1, 2012Obama's campaign for more construction jobs comes against a continuing backdrop of high joblessness in the construction industry: 17.2% in March, more than double the national jobless rate of 8.2%.
Read moreRenewed push to legally ban racial profiling
April 19, 2012In an April 17 Senate hearing, union groups joined civil rights, community and faith-based organizations in a renewed push to legally ban racial profiling by law enforcers.
Read moreAnimal rights activists fighting “Ag-Gag” laws
April 18, 2012Forms of torture such as skinning calves alive, forcing badly injured animals into a slaughter line are made public because activists document them.
Read moreProgressive groups target AT&T in drive to stop ALEC
April 9, 2012Major national progressive organizations and their trade union allies are flooding AT&T headquarters with calls demanding the company stop funding the American Legislative Exchange Council.
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