Labor
Workers rally to back pension protection bill
May 12, 2017Sen. Bernie Sanders, Ind-Vt. who also introduced the bill, said it could save the pensions of up to 10 million workers the multi-employer plans cover.
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House passes bill that forces workers to work without pay
May 11, 2017“The bill changes our nearly 80-year system that discourages employers from overworking us”
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Hunger strikers expose Yale-Trump axis
May 9, 2017The graduate workers’ courageous stand for democratic rights and union rights is inspiring widespread support as part of the national resistance against Trump's anti-worker policies.
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CEO pay increases to 347 times average workers
May 9, 2017According to the new AFL-CIO Executive PayWatch, the average CEO of an S&P 500 company made $13.1 million per year in 2016 – 347 times more money than the average rank-and-file worker.
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What happens in the South doesn’t stay in the South
May 9, 2017From the Walmart-ization of labor practices to mass incarceration to right-to-work, the South has long been a laboratory for reactionary policies that eventually go nationwide.
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