unions
Obama continues to expand rights for LGBT Americans
June 24, 2014The president directed the Labor Department to draft rules that clarify that the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) applies to LGBT couples, even in states where same-sex marriage is not legal.
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Unions unite for Connecticut elections
June 23, 2014"We are not letting anybody divide the unions of the Connecticut AFL-CIO!" exclaimed Randi Weingarten to a standing ovation and loud applause.
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Oregon contractor tell NLRB he’d rather close than clean up
June 20, 2014A painting contractor accused of threatening, bribing, interrogating, discriminating against and firing pro-union workers went without an attorney, and ended up being the prosecution's best witness.
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Prosecutors: Wisconsin governor in criminal scheme
June 20, 2014The investigation into fundraising involving Walker and his campaign, the Wisconsin Club for Growth, the state Chamber of Commerce and other groups began in 2012.
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Justices unanimously back public employee whistleblower
June 20, 2014The 9-0 ruling cheered the NEA, whose Alabama affiliate - the largest and most-influential union in the state - provided the attorneys for whistleblower Edward Lane in lower court arguments.
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