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Trump impeachment trial starts as several unions speak out
January 23, 2020The Republican-run Senate’s impeachment trial of GOP President Donald Trump opened Jan. 21 with heated verbal jousting from lawyers – as several unions have spoken out.
Read morePostal workers use video for “U.S. Mail Not For Sale” campaign
January 23, 2020"We need a leader of this organization – a new Postmaster General – who believes, who will uphold, and who will fight for the public mission of the United States Postal Service."
Read moreBLS: Union density 10.3 percent last year. AFL-CIO: Not the whole story
January 22, 2020The numbers belie the activism, success in community-backed strikes, the record numbers of unionists elected to public office, and legislative successes, too.
Read moreLabor law group: Trump DOL ‘joint employer’ rule a giveaway to business
January 16, 2020"By letting big business off the hook for wage theft, Trump’s DOL lays the groundwork for more sweatshops."
Read moreHouse to vote on sweeping labor law reform by mid-February
January 14, 2020The Democratic-run U.S. House will vote on the Protect the Right to Organize (Pro) Act, the most-comprehensive pro-worker labor law reform bill in decades.
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