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CWA’s Larson warns of post-election push for Trans-Pacific Pact
June 16, 2016CWA's legislative director is urging his union's activists - and other unionists - to keep the pressure on lawmakers to vote against the TPP.
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Airport screeners seek more staff, better treatment
June 16, 2016In the last five years, 100 million more passengers are flying, but the number of screeners has not kept up.
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Domestic workers see gains, yet struggle for decent work
June 16, 2016"I do housework, cooking, gardening, take care of the children," said domestic worker Amma, who is forced to sleep in a garage; "I receive insults like, 'You are an animal.'"
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Elizabeth Warren: Some on Wall Street should be in handcuffs
June 15, 2016Stiff fines of millions of dollars will not change the financial fraud that produced the Great Recession, Senator Elizabeth Warren said.
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Consumers League warns teens about summer jobs that can kill
June 10, 2016"Always follow safety training. Working safely and carefully may slow you down, but ignoring safe work procedures is a fast track to injury."
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