Labor
Trump trashes Trumka on Labor Day
September 4, 2018A tweeter replied to a Trump supporter, including the president in his comment: “People like you are the reason why unions had to be created in the first place.”
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Pre-Labor Day victory: Judge tosses Trump anti-worker orders
August 31, 2018Federal worker unions cheered as U.S. District Judge Katangi Brown Jackson threw out almost all of the edicts in Trump’s anti-worker executive orders.
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Appeals courts, rather than SCOTUS, often determine workers’ fate
August 31, 2018Federal appeals courts have been doing the bidding for anti-worker President Trump.
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Puerto Rico death toll figure comes as statehood support rises
August 30, 2018A statehood bill now has 54 supporters from both parties, including the chairman of the House committee that would handle it.
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DeVos scheme to divert education dollars to guns under fire
August 29, 2018Seven in 10 educators said arming school personnel would be ineffective at preventing gun violence in schools.
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