Labor
Kaiser Permanente mental health clinicians strike for patient care
December 19, 2019Some 4,000 mental health clinicians began a one-week strike Dec. 16 demanding health care parity.
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Staff at civil rights group Southern Poverty Law Center unionizes
December 18, 2019The staff decided to unionize after months of turmoil at the SPLC, the nation’s top tracker of hate groups.
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“New NAFTA not perfect, but better than the sh*t show we started with”
December 17, 2019The impeachment vote is expected to fall along party lines, but Public Citizen's Lori Wallach predicts USMCA bill will get a large bipartisan majority.
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Nurses: Medicare For All means health won’t depend on your wealth
December 12, 2019"Ineffective care leads to inefficiencies in the system. This all culminates in a system that is entirely unaffordable for our patients and our country."
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Over Machinists’ objections, AFL-CIO backs revised ‘New NAFTA’ pact
December 10, 2019Over the Machinists’ objections, the AFL-CIO announced Dec. 10 it backs the revised “New NAFTA."
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