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Labor Department could lose almost a third of its funds
June 5, 2013The potential cuts dismay Democrats. They also already draw an implicit veto threat from the Obama administration's Office of Management and Budget.
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Claiming respect for Constitution, GOP tries to gut NLRB
June 5, 2013Forty-five GOP senators piously cloaked themselves in the Constitution and invoked what they claim is the intent of its framers.
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D.C. court nominations put spotlight on filibuster
June 4, 2013"The country needs a Senate that works as our founders intended."
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Walmart worker tells why she is striking
June 4, 2013A busload of fellow Walmart workers along with community supporters stood with Walmart worker Lisa Lopez as she informed her store managers that she was going on strike.
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Union leaders question proposed U.S.-Europe ‘free trade’ pact
June 4, 2013Union leaders from the U.S. and Europe are questioning the value and safeguards for workers in a proposed "free trade" pact between the world's two largest trading areas.
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