Labor
Single-payer healthcare gets backing from Medicare’s “creator”
July 31, 2015The last surviving "creator" of the original Medicare proposal of 1965 is enthusiastically endorsing Medicare for all.
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Hillary Clinton pledges to push Employee Free Choice
July 31, 2015Democratic presidential contender Hillary Clinton supports comprehensive labor law reform, and she says she really means it.
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AFL-CIO to hold regular talks on racism beginning in September
July 30, 2015"Since the death of Trayvon Martin, the AFL-CIO has worked to open a constructive dialogue around the role of race."
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AFL-CIO adds single-payer insurance to its Raising Wages campaign
July 29, 2015Union leaders passed a resolution that calls upon the AFL-CIO to add a demand for single-payer heath insurance to the federation's Raising Wages campaign.
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Top union leader describes GOP presidential hopefuls as money-grubbing
July 29, 2015"Americans deserve better than mean-spirited, self-serving politicians."
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