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Democratic convention: $4 trillion infrastructure bank would create 25 million jobs
August 21, 2020A National Infrastructure Bank would rebuild the nation’s rusting bridges, roads, and power grid and create 25 million union jobs desperately needed as the nation sinks into the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression.
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Trumka: Dems ‘have to pay attention to working people’ to win
August 19, 2020“You can’t fix the economy”—Trump’s mantra—“until you fix the pandemic,” Trumka said.
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Dem Labor Commission blasts Trump, envisions better future
August 18, 2020The cavalcade of speakers, both union leaders and Democratic lawmakers, leveled sharp criticism at current Republican Oval Office occupant Donald Trump.
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Tefere Gebre, nation’s top Black labor leader, challenges Dems on racism
August 18, 2020“We have to keep marching, keep demanding. It’s about time for us to demand our rights and our freedoms.”
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Unions demand Trump invoke Defense Production Act for PPE
August 14, 2020“All of us want the same things: Health, safety, security, and a better future for our children."
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