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Service Employees union leader tells Trump: Resign now
June 10, 2020Steelworkers’ president warns labor unions could be Trump’s next target.
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U.S. pandemic unemployment grows again, but so does the number of billionaires
May 14, 2020Progressive analysts at the Economic Policy Institute predict jobless figures will only get worse, especially for low-wage workers, women workers, and workers of color.
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Beep! Beep! Union car caravan to demand Vegas casinos open safely
May 13, 2020Unions are telling casino execs not to gamble with workers' lives when it comes to reopening.
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Progressive economists say unemployment rate now 18% as jobless claims hit 26.5 million
April 23, 2020The Economic Policy Institute calculates the real jobless rate is 18.3%, or one in every 5.5 workers.
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National Nurses United survey: Hospitals, health care employers ‘unprepared’ for COVID-19
March 6, 2020“Nurses are confident we can care for COVID-19 patients...IF we are given the protections and resources we need to do our jobs,” NNU says.
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Rail unionists, passengers, lawmakers blast Amtrak outsourcing
March 5, 2020Various right-wingers want to close down Amtrak’s national network, leaving only the profitable Northeast Corridor, which would then be privatized.
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AT&T job cuts loom over bargaining with Communications Workers
February 19, 2020Since the GOP's tax cuts for corporations passed, AT&T has fired 37,800 workers.
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200,000-member Postal Workers union endorses Sanders for president, again
February 6, 2020“As the lone senator blocking postal privatizers from appointment to the Postal Board of Governors, it was clear that Bernie Sanders is on the side of postal workers,” said union President Mark Dimondstein.
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