politics
Mexican union leader ‘not optimistic’ about new NAFTA
October 25, 2017Mario Gonzalez Aguilera, co-president of the Union Nacional de Trabajadores, based his feeling on the record of U.S. President Donald Trump.
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AFL-CIO calls for a break with “lesser of two evils” politics
October 25, 2017A warning to Democrats that they can't automatically expect labor's support.
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Senate paving the way for big tax cut for the rich
October 18, 2017“The Republican budget is a massive transfer of wealth from working families, the elderly, children, the sick and the poor to the top 1 percent."
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2017 down-ticket races approach finish line in Virginia
October 18, 2017This election is being closely watched from coast-to-coast as a possible harbinger of things to come in the national midterm elections of 2018.
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African Americans in Oakland: “We have power to make a difference”
October 17, 2017The Oct. 7 event, held at Laney College, drew hundreds of participants from Oakland and surrounding communities.
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