Labor
Forced to choose kids’ health or their jobs, parents go union
October 18, 2017Imagine the impossible position of having to choose between caring for your sick child or keeping your job.
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Turkish sentencing of Wall Street Journal reporter horrifies News Guild
October 16, 2017A Turkish court sentenced Albayrak to 25 months in prison on charges that she engaged in “terrorist propaganda in support of a banned Kurdish separatist organization."
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U.S., Canadian, Mexican unions to jointly fight for pro-worker NAFTA
October 13, 2017"The first NAFTA was successful for corporations. Now it’s time to win for workers."
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Lawmakers, unions campaign against secret trade court in ‘new NAFTA’
October 12, 2017Rep. Keith Ellison: "It undermines democracy and sovereignty. We’ve gotta make people know what the ISDS is.”
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Conn. AFL-CIO convention: Members commit to “Move Forward Together”
October 12, 2017Connecticut has been a prime target for the Koch brothers and right-wing groups like the Yankee Institute pushing to limit the bargaining rights of state workers.
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