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Dem-run House passes pay equity over GOP, biz opposition
March 28, 2019With strong worker, labor and women’s groups’ support, the Democratic-run U.S. House voted March 27 to strengthen the 56-year-old U.S. pay equity law.
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Uber and Lyft drivers are employees, not contractors, new California bill says
March 28, 2019The proposal comes as both Uber and Lyft prepare to launch initial public offerings or IPOs, raising billions of dollars from Wall Street investors.
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San Francisco Art Institute hosts Hollywood Blacklist festival and panel
March 28, 2019Starting in 1947, the FBI and U.S. government persecuted artists and activists, driving many into exile during the Hollywood Blacklist/McCarthyism Cold War era.
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Chicago about to elect its first African American woman as mayor
March 28, 2019Since both candidates take similar positions labor and its allies have divided their support.
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‘Argonautika’: Ode on a Grecian epic (with togas!)
March 28, 2019Although it goes over the top and misses the boat at times, Argonautika is still well worth embarking on a voyage of discovery.
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