Labor
Connecticut AFL-CIO: “We need an inclusion revolution”
June 16, 2016"To restore our country, to make America great again, we need an inclusion revolution."
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Domestic workers see gains, yet struggle for decent work
June 16, 2016"I do housework, cooking, gardening, take care of the children," said domestic worker Amma, who is forced to sleep in a garage; "I receive insults like, 'You are an animal.'"
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GOP House Speaker Ryan plan would trash labor, consumer regulations
June 15, 2016Ryan's 57-page document is part of a Republican agenda he's putting forward as a platform before the GOP National Convention.
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Elizabeth Warren: Some on Wall Street should be in handcuffs
June 15, 2016Stiff fines of millions of dollars will not change the financial fraud that produced the Great Recession, Senator Elizabeth Warren said.
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AFL-CIO leaders: Orlando attack aimed at Latinos too
June 14, 2016"This was more than just an attack on the LGBTQ community; the victims were overwhelmingly young and Latino."
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