Labor
AFL-CIO trade expert: Labor section key for “new NAFTA” talks
November 20, 2017“The only thing we can say right now is there won’t be the same old same old.”
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Trump Labor Secretary Acosta defends rules cuts, GOP tax plan
November 17, 2017“In its first 10 months” under Trump “there are troubling questions about whether the department reversed important progress made during the previous administration.
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Speakers advocate organizing society, institutions to combat corporate power
November 17, 2017“It’s a matter of organizing. Individuals don’t have a lot of power.”
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Veterans to lose big time if Trump tax plan passes
November 10, 2017"The nation's veterans are the one percent who sacrifice for their country."
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Joint Employer bill: Republicans say nobody’s responsible for wage theft
November 9, 2017The so-called “Save Local Business Act” says that a franchisor is not responsible for labor law-breaking by its franchise-holder, even when the parent firm controls virtually everything at the local outlet.
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