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The Biggest Strike in America Is About How Much Bosses Can Gut Your Healthcare

When about 48,000 workers went on strike Monday against General Motors, they launched the largest American labor stoppage against any business s

27, Sep, 2019

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An Obama-Era Rule to Collect Worker Pay Data is Headed for the Chopping Block

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1.3 Million Winners and 2.8 Million Losers from Trump’s New Overtime Rule

The five-year fight to expand overtime pay to millions of workers is over.

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Mexican President Promises AFl-CIO Head New Labor Policy

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has met with the head of the largest U.S. labor group, the AFL-CIO.

09, Sep, 2019

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Unions Under Attack as Their Approval Ratings Soar

President Trump took to Twitter on Labor Day to attack AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, slamming him for his criticism of Trump’s trade deals.

09, Sep, 2019

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I Read Every 2020 Frontrunner’s Labor Platform So You Didn’t Have To

Presidential candidates are going all out to win over working-class Americans.

09, Sep, 2019

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