Labor
Veterans’ Affairs union: Trump will “throw vets to the wolves”
July 13, 2016Privatizing the VA hospital network remains a GOP priority.
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Unemployment rate rises in June to 4.9 percent
July 12, 2016Unemployment for African-American teenagers jumped by 33,000 from May to June, and their joblessness rose to 31.2 percent.
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VA union blasts recommendation to break up, privatize vets’ health care system
July 12, 2016"Destroying this system creates dangerous gaps in treatment and missed opportunities to heal veterans."
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Union anti-Trump rally focuses on his D.C. hotel construction site
July 8, 2016"Stop hate! Dump Trump!" "Hey, hey, ho, ho, Donald Trump has got to go!" were among the chants from demonstrators.
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Rail workers group condemns allowance of single-worker freight trains
July 7, 2016Railroad workers are organizing for more effective rulemaking.
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