unions
AFL-CIO adds single-payer insurance to its Raising Wages campaign
July 29, 2015Union leaders passed a resolution that calls upon the AFL-CIO to add a demand for single-payer heath insurance to the federation's Raising Wages campaign.
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Top union leader describes GOP presidential hopefuls as money-grubbing
July 29, 2015"Americans deserve better than mean-spirited, self-serving politicians."
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Presidential candidates knocking at labor’s door this week
July 29, 2015The AFL-CIO hopes to lay out a strategy to unite workers across the country behind its Raising Wages Agenda and behind a broad program of progressive action.
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Religious voters back Pope’s stands against racism, income inequality, for worker rights
July 28, 2015Pope Francis I has been outspoken about the rights of workers to be valued and respected - including their rights to join unions - and against income inequality and poverty.
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Striking federal contract workers demand “$15 and a union”
July 28, 2015All are employed by huge corporations that have been awarded contracts by the federal government, and all earn poverty wages.
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