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Trumka: Minimum wage opponents ‘delusional’ if they think they’ve won

May 2, 2014 By Kenneth Quinnell

AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka condemned the continued right-wing obstruction preventing millions of working families from getting a much-needed boost in income.

Senate GOP defeats minimum wage hike

May 1, 2014 By PAI

The Senate tried to raise the nation's minimum wage to $10.10 per hour by 2016. But its Democratic sponsors needed 60 votes to start debate, and got six fewer than that.

Weak laws let whistleblower at Caterpillar plant hang out to dry

April 30, 2014 By Mark Gruenberg

A veteran UAW worker and safety committeeman at Caterpillar's big plant in Peoria, Ill. found out that federal job safety and health law protecting whistle-blowers is weak - very weak.

Union offers hope for this student writer

April 29, 2014 By Michael Leonard

As a student writer I have faced challenges in finding work. Whether it's writing articles or finding an unrelated job to support myself, the odds are against people like me.

Teachers union leaders hit Supreme Court anti-affirmative action ruling

April 25, 2014 By Mark Gruenberg

NEA President Dennis Van Roekel, a Phoenix secondary school teacher, said it subjects minority group students to "separate and unequal political processes that put undue burdens" on them.