unions
Workers and patients fight back against hospital consolidation
April 7, 2014Affordable, quality health care and secure, union jobs are both threatened by the growing consolidation and monopolization of the medical industry.
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Senate battle on minimum wage hike to erupt after Easter
April 4, 2014That announcement by Senator Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, brought cheers from a jammed Capitol rally after the labor-backed "Raise The Wage" bus ended its 11-state tour by halting at the foot of Capitol Hill.
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Kentuckians blast McConnell for opposing minimum wage hike
April 4, 2014"Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky) has voted against every minimum wage increase since he's been in the U.S. Senate, but he's voted for his own raise and now he's worth $25 million."
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How much is that union boss in the window?
April 3, 2014"Hello my name is is Miles, and according to the governor of New Mexico I am a big union boss."
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SEIU’s Henry: Unions need new approaches to attract youth
April 3, 2014The nation's unions need new approaches to recruit and retain younger workers, Service Employees President Mary Kay Henry says.
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