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Labor launches new measures to wipe out unequal pay for women
October 27, 2015The labor federation is launching measures to wipe out pay inequality based on gender, and to guarantee that all workers have paid family and sick leave and fair scheduling.
Read moreNurses, at New Orleans gathering, reaffirm backing for Sanders
October 27, 2015"I am incredibly proud that there is finally a candidate speaking to the values I've held my whole life," said one worker.
Read moreYale graduate student teachers rally for union election
October 23, 2015Yale graduate student teachers and research assistants got a big boost in their decades-long quest for union rights.
Read moreNYC union pension systems to invest $150m in affordable city housing
October 23, 2015Union labor will build the housing in an economically targeted investment program in all five boroughs.
Read moreProject launched to put raising minimum wage on state ballots
October 23, 2015The Fairness Project was launched today to help raise the minimum wage through ballot initiatives in states, cities, and counties across the nation.
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