unions
Calif. lawmaker introduces bill to let “Gig Economy” workers organize
March 21, 2016Uber and Lyft undercut taxis while underpaying drivers and refusing to pick up workplace expenses.
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Unionists cheer as railroad adminstration proposes two-person train crews
March 21, 2016This is seen as a big win for rail workers, their unions, their members and rail safety.
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Latino voters in central Florida mobilize against Trump
March 15, 2016"What the campaign hopes to accomplish is voter outreach with Latinos because of the influx due to the Puerto Rican financial crisis: Folks are literally fleeing to the mainland."
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Labor backs two major actions aimed at restoring American democracy
March 14, 2016The AFL-CIO's executive council has endorsed two coming April actions aimed at wresting control over the nation's elections from corporations and billionaires.
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Presidential hopefuls on so-called ‘free trade’ pacts
March 14, 2016Defeating anti-worker trade pacts is a key plank in organized labor's Raise The Wage campaign: Labor is not against trade but it's against unfair trade the pacts create.
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