Patrick J. Foote
LATEST ARTICLES BY Patrick J. Foote
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U.S.
North Carolina voter suppression law is dead
May 16, 2017MaryBe McMillan, Secretary Treasurer of the North Carolina AFL-CIO, told People’s World that it was “a good day for voting rights.”
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U.S.
May Day takes on urgency under the Trump administration
May 2, 2017Chicago’s May Day event was a testament to the big-heartedness of the city. There was no violence, nor were there any serious counter-demonstrations.
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Labor
AFL-CIO safety report released as workers face new dangers from Trump
April 27, 2017“The only way to make workers’ lives matter is to make prison a real possibility for CEOs and supervisors."
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Labor
UNITE HERE and SEIU: More than 300,000 workers may walk May 1
April 25, 2017They are taking to the streets with “hundreds of thousands of workers, immigrants and allies."
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U.S.
United Airlines excavates a new low in “race to the bottom”
April 12, 2017A passenger who paid for his seat is dragged off a flight bloodied and unconscious. How much worse will it get?
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Labor
AFL-CIO condemns Trump’s “soft” approach to trade
April 4, 2017“This draft leaves standing the worst and most oppressive parts of NAFTA."
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World
Right-wing Alternative for Germany tanks in Saarland elections
March 30, 2017The hope is that those results can be repeated in national elections in Germany later this year.
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News
“Massive” May Day strike begins to take shape
March 21, 2017It looks like the first May Day of the Trump era could be a record-breaker.
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