Labor
Labor History on Labor Day: Trump tries to kill OT
August 31, 2018It says something about Trump that his Labor Department has spent the 80th anniversary of the Fair Labor Standards Act trying to weaken it.
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Wall Street killed Toys ‘R’ Us, but its workers’ fight continues
August 24, 2018Private equity firms loaded the toy giant with debt and cashed out, leaving 30,000 employees high and dry with no severance.
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Germany: Resisting the Nazis on the shop floor
August 14, 2018Frederik Blauwhof, from Die Linke, looks at the rise of the far right in Germany and the trade union movement's response.
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Trump Justice Dept. immigration judges take on…Trump Justice Dept.
August 10, 2018The National Association of Immigration Judges is challenging the quotas and speed-ups in case processing that the Trump administration has ordered.
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“Right to work” dead in Missouri, Ohio vote terrifies GOP
August 8, 2018After last night's elections the GOP has reason to fear a Blue Wave of resistance against Trump policies.
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