Labor
Unions ramp up pressure ahead of Fast Track vote
June 8, 2015The AFL-CIO is ramping up efforts to stop Fast Track with a targeted advertising blitz against undecided members of Congress.
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Missouri workers win with wage bill and right-to-work veto
June 5, 2015"Since 1978 Missouri has said no to right-to-work and in just a minute I will sign that veto and make sure the voices of Missouri's working people are heard."
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After two years of work, Mother Jones monument to be rededicated
June 5, 2015Mary Harris "Mother" Jones has been a symbol of the struggles and victories of the labor movement for over a century.
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Underfunding, one-person crews share responsibility for deadly Amtrak crash
June 5, 2015"It strains our collective memory to think of a case where we attack a problem by defunding it when we want a positive outcome."
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It’s official! LA City Council votes hike in minimum wage to $15
June 4, 2015On July 1, 2016, the minimum wage will go up to $10.50, and continue to increase gradually until 2020, when it hits $15 an hour.
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