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Labor
Bipartisan coalition beats GOP attempt to weaken Davis-Bacon wage protections
July 26, 2017“Once again, an overwhelming bi-partisan majority rejected an attempt to weaken the Davis-Bacon Act."
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Labor
UAW vote at Nissan set for Aug 3-4; Union files more labor law-breaking charges
July 19, 2017"Over the past six days, Nissan has made it abundantly clear that it does not respect its Mississippi employees’ rights to vote in a free and fair election."
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U.S.
House Dems oppose GOP cuts for job training, labor law enforcement
July 14, 2017Specific slashes within the overall cut that drew the Democrats’ ire include a $1.5 billion cut in employment and training.
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Labor
Auto workers at Canton, Mississippi Nissan plant to hold union election
July 13, 2017If the UAW wins at Nissan, it would be a major step in the union’s long campaign to organize auto plants in the worker-hostile South.
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U.S.
Consumer groups, unions praise rule limiting companies’ use of forced arbitration
July 12, 2017The rule, announced by CFPB Director Richard Cordray on July 10, reopens the way for consumer class actions against the financial institutions.
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Labor
There were 6.977 million jobless workers in June up 116,000 from May
July 10, 2017There were 6.977 million jobless workers in June, up 116,000 from May.
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Labor
Chris Christie sunbathes after fleecing New Jersey’s residents
July 5, 2017That budget shuffling and money grab endanger workers’ jobs and state residents’ insurance coverage.
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Labor
Nevada GOP governor vetoes mandatory 2-person freight train crews
June 30, 2017Unions introduced evidence of increased safety on freight trains to federal officials and Congress, pciting findings by a non-partisan investigation that the horrific fatal accident in Lac-Megantic, Quebec, could have been prevented had that freight had...
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