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Candidate Wins Approval to Use Campaign Funds for Child Care

11 May, 2018

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11 May, 2018

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Candidate Wins Approval to Use Campaign Funds for Child Care

The Federal Election Commission on Thursday gave a woman candidate running for Congress the green light to use portions of her campaign funds to pay for

Candidate Wins Approval to Use Campaign Funds for Child Care

Maria Elena Durazo on the Ballot for California State Senate

11 May, 2018

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11 May, 2018

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Maria Elena Durazo on the Ballot for California State Senate

Longtime labor activist and leader Maria Elena Durazo is a familiar and beloved name to hundreds of thousands of union members and working people.

Maria Elena Durazo on the Ballot for California State Senate

AFL-CIO Launches Study of State of Work and of Unions

07 May, 2018

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07 May, 2018

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AFL-CIO Launches Study of State of Work and of Unions

Saying workers are buffeted by automation, globalization and robotics, which threaten high joblessness, and firms robbing them of bargaining power to fight back and get jobs in the looming new economy, the AFL-CIO launched a year-long study of the state of work and the state of U.S. unions.

AFL-CIO Launches Study of State of Work and of Unions

AFL-CIO: TPP Failed Workers and Deserved to Die

07 May, 2018

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07 May, 2018

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AFL-CIO: TPP Failed Workers and Deserved to Die

The Trans-Pacific Partnership died because it ultimately failed America’s working families. Instead of addressing the economic devastation wreaked by wrong-headed trade deals, the TPP doubled down on a failed, corporate-driven ideology.

AFL-CIO: TPP Failed Workers and Deserved to Die

Led by Labor: Earned Sick Days Becomes Law

03 May, 2018

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03 May, 2018

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Led by Labor: Earned Sick Days Becomes Law

Organized labor marked a major victory today as New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) signed a statewide earned sick days policy into law. The result is that more than 1 million workers in New Jersey will no longer have to choose between their health and their paycheck.

Led by Labor: Earned Sick Days Becomes Law

Teacher Pay Is So Low in Some U.S. School Districts That They’re Recruiting Overseas

03 May, 2018

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03 May, 2018

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Teacher Pay Is So Low in Some U.S. School Districts That They’re Recruiting Overseas

As walkouts by teachers protesting low pay and education funding shortfalls spread across the country, the small but growing movement to recruit teachers from overseas is another sign of the difficul

Teacher Pay Is So Low in Some U.S. School Districts That They’re Recruiting Overseas