workers
Biden names NLRB Chicago chief Ohr as agency’s top enforcement officer
January 28, 2021If Senate confirms him he will replace a pro-business Trump supporter as head of the agency that is supposed to protect workers.
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Top Dems formally introduce $15 federal minimum wage bill
January 26, 2021The bill, which more than doubles the current $7.25 minimum will benefit the entire economy.
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Coronavirus hits labor movement: Union numbers down, density up
January 22, 2021Galloping spread of coronavirus took its toll in unions in 2020.
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Labor welcomes Biden inauguration; Some unions echo his unity theme
January 21, 2021They celebrate the Biden-Harris inaugurations but no one is counting on real Republican cooperation on a people’s agenda.
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Coronavirus causes 35% weekly hike in jobless claim applications
January 15, 2021Jobless crisis sharpens as depression resulting from virus-forced closures deepens.
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