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Hospitals force 15K nurses into largest private-sector nurses strike ever
September 13, 2022“Right now, 15,000 nurses are on strike to oppose the corporatization of healthcare in Minnesota at the hands of hospital executives, as clinics and hospitals are closed, nurses are short-staffed, and patients are overcharged."
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Keeping up: 12 states, D.C. tie minimum wage increases to inflation rate
September 9, 2022The measure will lift up low-wage workers and their families across the country.
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AFL-CIO President Shuler: Pandemic awakened nation to value of workers
September 9, 2022Ravages of the virus and national dependence upon “essential” workers caused people to increase support for laborers.
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Seattle school bosses force 6,000 teachers, staff to strike
September 9, 2022Issues include enormous sized classes, and too few counselors and nurses.
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For Sen. Sherrod Brown, ‘dignity of work’ is essential to life
September 8, 2022He says “it means hard work pays off no matter who you are and what you do.”
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