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With Labor Day looming, Chicago hotel workers vote to strike
August 27, 2018The impending strike could cause a significant blow for business, especially with the upcoming Labor Day weekend drawing in tourists.
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Rallies oppose Kavanaugh, Trump’s High Court pick
August 27, 2018Organizers urge everyone to call 202-684-2473 to urge senators to vote “NO” on Kavanaugh’s confirmation.
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Working families finally earn more than they did in 2000
August 24, 2018If wages start eating into corporate profits, the Federal Reserve will respond with interest rate hikes to slow down economic activity and weaken labor’s bargaining power.
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Wall Street killed Toys ‘R’ Us, but its workers’ fight continues
August 24, 2018Private equity firms loaded the toy giant with debt and cashed out, leaving 30,000 employees high and dry with no severance.
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Labor expert Liu Cheng tour: Bringing Chinese and U.S. workers together
August 22, 2018According to Prof. Liu Cheng, the struggles of working people in the U.S. and China share many similarities. Both are up against “free market fundamentalism.”
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