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D.C. council committee OKs nurse safe-staffing bill

July 10, 2015 By PAI

"Nurse-to-patient ratios is sound public policy, raising the bar for public safety."

Sanders draws roars from union retirees

July 10, 2015 By Mark Gruenberg

Retired unionists represent the consistently largest and most-active political constituency - the elderly.

Jeb Bush call for Americans to work more hours draws backlash

July 9, 2015 By John Wojcik

"It's easy for Jeb to sit extra hours at his corporate board meetings, but the average worker already clocks in 47 hours a week while wages remain stagnant."

St. Louis minimum wage hike threatened

July 9, 2015 By St. Louis Labor Tribune

Meanwhile, the GOP majority in the legislature is pushing HB722, to ban cities and counties from raising the minimum wage on their own.

Labor board tackles another joint-employer issue, involving temps

July 9, 2015 By Mark Gruenberg

If an employer gets workers from a temp agency and the union wants to organize them, must it first get an OK from both the employer and the temp agency? <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face...