workers
Union leader-turned-lawmaker says new Congress will work for workers
November 9, 2018The House committee that handles most worker issues will definitely vote in the next Congress to raise the federal minimum wage, a veteran unionist says.
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The cross-border farmworker rebellion
November 2, 2018"We produce what the whole society eats and drinks. So this work should be recognized and well paid. If we unite and get organized, we can achieve these things."
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Scab worker causes NYC’s Malbone subway disaster 100 years ago today
November 1, 2018One hundred years ago, on November 1, 1918, the worst subway accident in the history of New York City took place: the Malbone Street Wreck.
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Election 2018: Trump looms over it all
October 30, 2018Millions of voters, many of them Democrats including historic numbers of women, are mobilizing in a blue wave.
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Union and community pulling out the vote for Connecticut’s future
October 26, 2018"Our country, our democracy is under siege. This next two weeks is a decision moment for the nation."
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