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6.5 million people fell off cliff when unemployment supplemental expired Sept. 4
October 1, 2021Congress enacted those pandemic aid programs when the coronavirus trashed the economy.
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Transit Union says Maryland bus driver’s murder emphasizes need to protect workers
August 27, 2021Isaac Caldwell, an ATU Local 1764 member and bus driver, is the third Baltimore transit worker shot to death in the past year.
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Colectivo coffee shop baristas go union with IBEW
August 26, 2021The vote makes Colectivo workers the largest unionized group of coffee shop workers in the U.S.
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Study: Unionization cut poverty rates by more than two-thirds
August 23, 2021Results suggest that had union membership not declined dramatically since the 1970s, U.S. poverty rates would be significantly lower than they are now.
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AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka dies at 72
August 5, 2021“He practiced what he preached and he brought the voices of working people to the forefront of our nation’s consciousness.”
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Home care workers hit the streets to demand living wages, respect
July 13, 2021They demand living wages and respect on the job.
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House OKs bill making it easier for workers to prove age discrimination
July 8, 2021As expected, most Republican House members opposed the measure, but 29 GOPers broke party ranks.
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Statistics show new claims for jobless aid fewest in 15 months
July 1, 2021But National Employment Law Project warns millions now depending upon benefits will be cut off by July 4.
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