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Kentucky Supreme Court upholds GOP-passed “right-to-work” law

December 3, 2018 By Mark Gruenberg

By a 4-3 vote, the Kentucky Supreme Court handed another win to the right-wing and GOP partisan forces’ crusade to destroy unions and workers’ rights, upholding the Commonwealth’s GOP-enacted so-called “right to work” law.

“Revolution” sweeps France; people demand Macron resign

December 3, 2018 By Combined Sources

"It is not a liberal revolution that we have before us, it is a popular revolution, a citizen revolution,” leftist leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon says.

Senators to Verizon subcontractor: End pregnancy discrimination

December 3, 2018 By Mark Gruenberg

Nine U.S. senators demanded that Verizon and the subcontractor that runs its Memphis warehouse, XPO Logistics, answer published details about unusually high levels of pregnancy discrimination there – and take definitive detailed steps to stop it.

Hawaii hotel workers score major strike victory

November 30, 2018 By PAI

With a 99.6 percent ratification vote, Unite Here Local 5 Marriott Hotel workers ended their 51-day strike in Honolulu.

Another broken promise: Trump VA’s housing money for vets

November 30, 2018 By Mark Gruenberg

"We are demanding the Inspector General investigate underpayments and missed payments to 360,000 veterans. This is a full-fledged scandal that harms people who put their lives on the line for our country."