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Obama budget keeps “Cadillac tax” on union health plans
February 11, 2016The Cadillac tax took center stage for union leaders. All - and their members - want it completely repealed. Obama opposes that.
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UAW Prez: Yet another reason to reject the TPP
February 11, 2016"Why can't the United States government guarantee the same thing - labor rights - that we have in Canada?"
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Flint pediatrician says kids can make it with lots of help
February 11, 2016Suggestions include early childhood intervention, expansion of WIC, breast feeding education, expansion of mental health services, nutritional services, and mobile food banks.
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“The Mine Wars”: Turning coal into the diamond of solidarity
February 11, 2016"Coal miners and coal companies in West Virginia clashed in a series of brutal conflicts over labor conditions and unionization."
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Shady bond deals at root of Chicago school funding crisis
February 11, 2016Over a billion dollars of taxpayer money will be diverted from Chicago's school children to high interest loan payments to bankers over the next three decades.
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