Labor
Fatal on-the-job injuries rose by seven percent in 2016
December 27, 2017Growing economic sectors which receive little attention and oversight, such as health care and food services, saw jumps in death rates on the job.
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L.A. County Federation of Labor officially ends communist exclusion
December 27, 2017On Monday, Dec. 18, the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor took a historic step, closing an era of exclusion and opening another of inclusion.
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Unions: Workers will remember Trump tax deal in November
December 26, 2017The union leaders added it would throw 13 million people off health insurance by 2025, and raise premiums by 10 percent yearly for everyone else, due to a key provision yanking money from the Affordable Care...
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Another day, another NLRB pro-worker ruling bites the dust via Trump-named majority
December 20, 2017Another day, and another pro-worker National Labor Relations Board ruling bites the dust.
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International sports union leaders unveil bill of rights for players
December 19, 2017“The men and women who play sports did not choose to give up the basic human rights we would want for every worker.”
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