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EPI: Trump’s Labor Department overtime pay cap ‘abandoned’ millions
October 2, 2019The GOP Trump Labor Department’s increase in the annual pay cap beyond which workers could be ineligible for overtime “abandoned” millions of workers.
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Emeryville workers demand a fair contract: ‘One Job Should Be Enough!’
September 30, 2019Guests at the Hyatt House Hotel here got an early wakeup call Sept. 27, as the hotel’s workers were joined by union and community allies for a lively 6 a.m. picket line.
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Contract agreement is music to the ears of Baltimore Symphony Orchestra musicians
September 30, 2019Ending a months-long lockout by their bosses, the musicians of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and the BSO management agreed on a one-year contract.
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Oakland city workers rally to fill vacancies, win fair pay, and uphold rights
September 27, 2019The unions also noted that they have each filed Unfair Labor Practice charges against the city administration for sending retaliatory e-mails threatening layoffs, and for prematurely declaring impasse in the middle of bargaining.
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House panel passes PRO Act, pro-worker labor law rewrite
September 26, 2019The measure would restore many of the freedoms and protections workers gained under the original National Labor Relations Act of 1935.
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