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Labor
House defeats Republican attempt to cut construction workers’ wages
July 21, 2022When it comes to Davis-Bacon, Republicans think people want to be paid less.
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Labor
Low pay forces 10k Atlantic City casino workers to approve strike
June 30, 2022Low pay and—often—short-staffing forced some 10,000 casino workers in Atlantic City, N.J., to vote 96%-4% to authorize a strike. Many could walk July 1.
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Labor
Labor law expert: Union-heavy states more likely to have laws protecting abortion rights
June 29, 2022“Now, millions of women’s lives depend on a strong labor movement in all of America,” says former NLRB member Sharon Block.
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Labor
Teachers union leader: School gun violence fear leads kids to write their wills
June 23, 2022NEA President Becky Pringle says the nation must break the cycle of shootings via strong gun controls. And she doesn’t mean pistol-packing teachers in classrooms, either.
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Politics
AFL-CIO: Supporting PRO Act is a litmus test for politicians wanting labor’s backing
June 22, 2022Unions won’t devote money or volunteers to electing anyone in the midterms who doesn’t support stronger labor laws, regardless of their record on other issues.
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Labor
Worker-led CORE Union takes a bite out of Apple with Maryland win
June 21, 2022The 65-33 margin among the 110 eligible voters at the Towson store, in the northern Baltimore suburbs, makes those workers the first at Apple to go union.
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Labor
Anti-union Philadelphia Museum of Art bosses fire workers, eliminate pay—for years
June 17, 2022The majority of museum staff were making less than $50,000 a year, and 90% were making less than $15 an hour in a high-cost city, and now they’re hit, like other workers, by rising inflation.
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Labor
AFL-CIO convention steps up fight to win documented status for all migrants
June 16, 2022“The AFL-CIO is committed to building an inclusive labor movement that brings good jobs and a secure future to all workers, regardless of where we were born,” a new resolution states.
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