Labor
We were ‘forceful’ with Trump, says building trades president
April 10, 2017“We go everywhere and anywhere … to advance the economic interests of our members … .”
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Unions are all in for People’s Climate March, April 29
April 10, 2017“Working families are disproportionately exposed to environmental hazards both at home and at work.”
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“Medicare for All” plans might become focus of healthcare debate
April 7, 2017“Support for a … ‘socialist’ intervention in health care seems to be growing.”
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California hotel workers celebrate as Emeryville calls for sanctuary workplaces
April 7, 2017Hotel workers and union and community supporters rallied April 4, marking the 10th anniversary of a historic struggle in which hospitality workers – many of them immigrants – won a living wage with workload standards and...
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Trumka to Trump: Which side are you on?
April 5, 2017"Our economy is tilted steeply against working people and in favor of corporations."
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