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Two big city mayors oppose paid sick leave
April 8, 2013Two big-city mayors, New York's Michael Bloomberg and Philadelphia's Michael Nutter, are strongly opposing paid sick leave for private-sector workers in their cities.
Read moreTwo tales of jackpots and taxes
April 8, 2013Our nation's tax experts no longer think about taxes as a tool for combating our "undue concentration of wealth." They see taxes as a matter of raising revenue.
Read moreUnion and community members hit Hyatt for union-busting
April 5, 2013Unite Here Local 19, which sponsored the protest, has been struggling for union recognition at the Hyatt Santa Clara for four years.
Read moreBenefit cuts in Obama’s ‘compromise’ budget draw protests
April 5, 2013Labor and its allies in a broad array of movements are rising up against the plan.
Read moreProgress toward immigration bill? Not without “street heat”
April 4, 2013Of the 11 million undocumented immigrants in the United States today, between 7.5 and 8 million are estimated to be in the labor force.
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