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House panel OKs minimum wage hike to $15
March 7, 2019The 28-20 party-line vote marks a win for low-wage workers and their allies, including the “Fight for $15 and a union” movement.
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Hands Off, Pants On: Chicago Federation of Labor honors Karen Kent
March 6, 2019It was Kent and the members of UNITE HERE who led campaign that won passage of Chicago’s new “panic button” ordinance that provides extra security for hotel workers.
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AFL-CIO, big biz unite to urge Congress to fund infrastructure
March 6, 2019"Public-sector pay, benefits, and labor rights must be protected when special interests push privatization and contracting-out schemes."
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Ukraine Communist leader warns: “The Nazis are coming”
March 6, 2019The destruction of a Soviet war memorial in Lviv by the Ukrainian government is a "spat in the face" of all who fought Hitler, says Communist Party leader.
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Lawmakers ready to pass sweeping HR-1 reform bill
March 6, 2019House is about to pass the For the People Act, a major election, voting rights, and ethics law reform measure.
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