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'Victory for Workers!': House Praised for Passing Landmark PRO Act to Strengthen Unions and Labor Rights

07 Feb, 2020

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07 Feb, 2020

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'Victory for Workers!': House Praised for Passing Landmark PRO Act to Strengthen Unions and Labor Rights

Union leaders and labor rights advocates applauded the Democrat-controlled U.S. House for passing landmark legislation Thursday night that supporters have called one of the most notable efforts to expand workers' rights in several decades.

'Victory for Workers!': House Praised for Passing Landmark PRO Act to Strengthen Unions and Labor Rights

The House Must Stand Up for Labor

The House Must Stand Up for Labor

06 Feb, 2020

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The House Must Stand Up for Labor

Support for the labor movement is the highest in nearly half a century, yet only one in 10 workers are members of unions today. How can both be true?

The House Must Stand Up for Labor

Trump's NLRB Quietly Makes It Riskier to Wear Union Schwag at Work

28 Jan, 2020

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28 Jan, 2020

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Trump's NLRB Quietly Makes It Riskier to Wear Union Schwag at Work

The Republican-controlled National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ended 2019 by rolling back another round of Obama-era regulations and handing down a number of pro-employer decisions. One of those rulings restricts workers from wearing union buttons and other pro-labor insignia.

Trump's NLRB Quietly Makes It Riskier to Wear Union Schwag at Work

Technology Has Made Labor Laws Obsolete, Experts Say

27 Jan, 2020

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27 Jan, 2020

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Technology Has Made Labor Laws Obsolete, Experts Say

In the 1930s, at the time of the writing of the Wagner Act—the law which grants workers the right to form unions and collectively bargain— union organizing took place during shift changes on factory floors and over beers in union halls.

Technology Has Made Labor Laws Obsolete, Experts Say

Trump's China Deal Was Pitched as Boon for Working Class, but He Celebrated with Wall Street Titans

19 Jan, 2020

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19 Jan, 2020

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Trump's China Deal Was Pitched as Boon for Working Class, but He Celebrated with Wall Street Titans

“There is precious little in this deal that addresses China’s long-standing denial of basic labor rights,” said Richard Trumka, the president of the AFL-CIO.

Trump's China Deal Was Pitched as Boon for Working Class, but He Celebrated with Wall Street Titans