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Dems try again to raise federal minimum wage to $15

May 26, 2017 By Mark Gruenberg

“In the year 2017, a job must lift workers out of poverty, not keep them in it."

Cuba calls for universal health coverage at WHO meeting

May 26, 2017 By Granma

Dr. Roberto Morales Ojeda, Cuba's minister of Public Health, calls on world to strive toward universal health coverage for every person.

Hotel workers demand cities protect them from sexual harassment

May 26, 2017 By Mark Gruenberg And Mariya Strauss

“We think it’s very important to protect our workers, particularly women who are isolated” while cleaning rooms, Sarah Lyons of Unite Here Local 1 in Chicago told WLS TV.

California leads opposition to national right-to-work bills

May 26, 2017 By Mark Gruenberg And The Southern California Teamster

In states that have passed these laws, life is worse for working people.

Long after the flames, firefighters at risk from cancer chemicals

May 25, 2017 By Don McIntosh

During the “overhaul” phase of fighting a fire, they are still being exposed to a potpourri of carcinogenic chemicals and gases.