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Analyst: Adults, not teens, are lopsided majority of minimum wage workers
August 12, 2016Researcher Monica Garcia-Perez presented her findings to an AFL-CIO-co-sponsored conference on race, income and inequality.
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India-born Pramila Jayapal, a fighting progressive, wins Washington State primary
August 11, 2016As a Washington state senator, Jayapal championed protections for immigrants and minorities and voting rights for all, and for a raise in the state minimum wage.
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Actors union lines up political support for Telemundo organizing drive
August 10, 2016NBC-Universal owns Telemundo, but the unorganized actors don't get residuals or health care, guaranteed wage minimums or meal breaks.
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At a critical moment, labor’s cause is racial, economic justice
August 9, 2016"The names, the hashtags represent real people in our very own community; they have jobs; they work alongside us; they have families; they were our high school classmates."
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Unionists, protesters, fact-checkers, economists pan Trump economics address
August 9, 2016"How are we supposed to raise our families without good jobs? Is that what you call 'winning'?"
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