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Biden’s economic rescue plan advances, but minimum wage hike more uncertain
February 26, 2021Bernie Sanders is planning an end-run around Senate parliamentarian's ruling blocking the $15 minimum wage.
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It’s time to shorten the workday—and the workweek
February 25, 2021There's no reason other than private profit to maintain the five-day/eight-hour week.
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Labor and allies pressure Congress to pass American Rescue Plan
February 24, 2021The Biden package is designed to give a “knockout blow” to the pandemic and its gruesome health, economic, and social impacts.
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Pandemic’s 1-2 punch: Unemployment up, life expectancy down
February 19, 2021Spotlighting the modern-day plague’s impact on people of color, the report showed life expectancy for Black Americans dropped by 2.7 years on average, higher than for any other group.
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Some 1.16 million more people sought jobless aid last week
February 4, 2021The Congressional Budget Office projects high unemployment until 2031, underlining the need to go big on the stimulus.
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