workers rights
Lawmakers propose $20M to protect workers in gig economy
June 1, 2017The pilot program would be run through grants to states, local governments and non-profit groups.
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Pence leads under-the-radar attack on unions
May 22, 2017The Vice President's plan, if successful, would be the culmination of a decades long effort to undermine workers.
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House passes bill that forces workers to work without pay
May 11, 2017“The bill changes our nearly 80-year system that discourages employers from overworking us”
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Trumka to Trump: Which side are you on?
April 5, 2017"Our economy is tilted steeply against working people and in favor of corporations."
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Workers’ rights as human rights: The Solidarity Center, the UN, and the ITUC
March 7, 2017Globalization has not benefited most of the world’s workers, says panelist Raquel Gonzalez, director of ITUC’s Geneva office.
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