Labor
Remembering the Triangle Shirtwaist fire: 106th anniversary today in NYC
March 24, 2017Today in New York, workers and safety advocates will come together in remembrance of the Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire in New York City that claimed 146 lives, mostly immigrant women and girls.
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Trump’s Labor Secretary pick ducks most questions
March 23, 2017Senator tells Acosta, "If you can’t give answers, I don’t have confidence you can do the job."
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Teamsters fight back against ‘right-to-work’
March 22, 2017RTW laws decrease wages and benefits for both union and non-union workers alike.
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GOP kills measure for buying American steel, hiring American workers
March 22, 2017It’s a pipe dream for Trump followers to believe he has done anything concrete on his Buy American pledge.
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Crushed hands show need for not crushing job safety protections
March 22, 2017Congressional Republicans and Trump, however, aren’t listening.
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