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Pentagon will hand over $1 billion for 57 miles of Trump’s border wall
March 28, 2019This first use of Trump’s veto power sets a dangerous precedent for an escalation of the administration’s authoritarian tactics.
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Dem-run House passes pay equity over GOP, biz opposition
March 28, 2019With strong worker, labor and women’s groups’ support, the Democratic-run U.S. House voted March 27 to strengthen the 56-year-old U.S. pay equity law.
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Uber and Lyft drivers are employees, not contractors, new California bill says
March 28, 2019The proposal comes as both Uber and Lyft prepare to launch initial public offerings or IPOs, raising billions of dollars from Wall Street investors.
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Chicago about to elect its first African American woman as mayor
March 28, 2019Since both candidates take similar positions labor and its allies have divided their support.
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China becoming more of an open book to much of the world
March 27, 201922 communists from the United States, Canada, the UK, Finland, Norway, and Sweden returned home after their two-week visit to Zhejiang Province and Beijing in China.
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