Labor
Irish unions battle minimum wage cuts
September 20, 2013Can you imagine battling the Great Recession by cutting the minimum wage?
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Groups launch new initiative for women’s equality
September 20, 2013Women's organizations, activists, and lawmakers launched a women's economic intiative that includes not just reproductive rights but pay equity, good jobs, and economic justice.
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More AFL-CIO Convention coverage here than anywhere else
September 19, 2013Many of our hardest working union sisters and brothers just completed the most important AFL-CIO convention in history.
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Sub-minimum wage Internet employer loses round one in federal court
September 19, 2013Some Internet companies misclassify their workers as "independent contractors," thereby paying them far less than the federal minimum wage.
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Labor to “play heavily” in state elections next year
September 18, 2013Organized labor, with its community allies, will "play heavily" in state gubernatorial and legislative races next year, its top two political operatives say.
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