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Weingarten: Teachers strikes “successful examples” of community-based action benefiting workers
March 18, 2019The teachers' strike in West Virginia last year was a shot heard across the nation with teachers all over the country following suit with strikes and job actions.
Read moreAFL-CIO: No early labor endorsement in 2020 presidential race
March 12, 2019Lee Saunders, chair of the AFL-CIO political committee, told People’s World that unions want to hear from all the candidates what they'll do for working people.
Read moreWorkers lose pensions as lawmakers tackle multi-employer plan problems
March 8, 2019Labor appears to be united behind HR397.
Read moreHouse panel OKs minimum wage hike to $15
March 7, 2019The 28-20 party-line vote marks a win for low-wage workers and their allies, including the “Fight for $15 and a union” movement.
Read moreWest Virginia judge tosses state GOP’s right to work law – again
March 5, 2019Kanawha County (Charleston) Circuit Court Judge Jennifer Bailey has tossed out much of the state GOP-enacted “right to work” law – again.
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