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Senate Republicans block equal pay bill

April 9, 2014 By John Wojcik

GOP senators today killed the Paycheck Fairness Act, a mini-version of which President Obama ordered into existence yesterday for employees of federal contractors.

Fast for families activists demand Cantor support immigration reform

April 4, 2014 By Evlynn Wier

On February 24, two buses, one with a northern route, the other covering the south departed from Los Angeles. to visit 70 cities, ending up in Washington on April 9.

Senate battle on minimum wage hike to erupt after Easter

April 4, 2014 By Mark Gruenberg

That announcement by Senator Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, brought cheers from a jammed Capitol rally after the labor-backed "Raise The Wage" bus ended its 11-state tour by halting at the foot of Capitol Hill.

Postal unions sign cooperation pact, prepare for joint April 24 actions

March 28, 2014 By Mark Gruenberg

The target will be schemes to cut postal services, end Saturday pickup and delivery, and fire or let go by attrition hundreds of thousands of workers.

Trumka says he’ll back Obama on a new pro-worker trade policy

March 25, 2014 By Mark Gruenberg

The death of fast-track, Obama told the Center for American Progress, gives him the opportunity to construct a new trade policy to benefit workers in the U.S. and worldwide, that guarantees labor rights, that protects "buy...