Why the Salary Question is Bad for Women and People of Color

30 May, 2018

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30 May, 2018

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Why the Salary Question is Bad for Women and People of Color

A federal court in Philadelphia struck down a new city law that barred employers from asking job candidates about their salary history. The ruling has serious ramifications for the fight to narrow the gender wage gap.

Why the Salary Question is Bad for Women and People of Color

Everything You Need To Know About Graduate Student Unions

30 May, 2018

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30 May, 2018

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Everything You Need To Know About Graduate Student Unions

Graduate student unions are in the news again, with campuses across the US deciding to allow--and not to allow--graduate students to unionize. 

Everything You Need To Know About Graduate Student Unions

At This Company, the CEO Makes 6,000 Times a Typical Worker's Pay

24 May, 2018

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24 May, 2018

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At This Company, the CEO Makes 6,000 Times a Typical Worker's Pay

It's no secret that the financial divide between CEOs and average worker in the U.S. has been growing.

At This Company, the CEO Makes 6,000 Times a Typical Worker's Pay

Executive Paywatch: The Gap Between CEO and Worker Compensation Continues to Grow

Executive Paywatch: The Gap Between CEO and Worker Compensation Continues to Grow

23 May, 2018

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Executive Paywatch: The Gap Between CEO and Worker Compensation Continues to Grow

CEO pay for major companies in the United States rose nearly 6% in the past year, as income inequality and the outsourcing of good-paying American jobs have increased. According to the new AFL-CIO Executive Paywatch, the average CEO of an S&P 500 Index company made $13.94 million in 2017—361 times more money than the average U.S. rank-and-file worker.

Executive Paywatch: The Gap Between CEO and Worker Compensation Continues to Grow

Supreme Court Rules Companies Can Require Workers to Accept Individual Arbitration

22 May, 2018

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22 May, 2018

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Supreme Court Rules Companies Can Require Workers to Accept Individual Arbitration

An ideologically divided Supreme Court ruled Monday that companies may require workers to settle employment disputes through individual arbitration rather than joining to press their complaints, a decision affecting as many as 25 million workers.

Supreme Court Rules Companies Can Require Workers to Accept Individual Arbitration

Let’s Deliver the Mail, Not Myths

15 May, 2018

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15 May, 2018

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Let’s Deliver the Mail, Not Myths

President Trump’s attention of late has been focused in part on the United States Postal Service and Amazon, resulting in a new executive order calling for an evaluation of USPS fina

Let’s Deliver the Mail, Not Myths

Rebuilding Schools, Bridges—and Lives

15 May, 2018

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15 May, 2018

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Rebuilding Schools, Bridges—and Lives

It only takes a moment talking to Emily Galvin, an apprentice with Ironworkers Local 7 in Boston, to grasp how her first year learning the skilled trades has transformed her life. For one, she has a fresh understanding of the anatomy of a city—of roads, bridges and buildings.

Rebuilding Schools, Bridges—and Lives

Nurses Need Workplace Protections and Respect

14 May, 2018

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14 May, 2018

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Nurses Need Workplace Protections and Respect

Happy nurses week! It’s the time of year when our employers honor us for the hard work we do every day, healing and saving lives.

Nurses Need Workplace Protections and Respect

‘We Are All Immigrants’

‘We Are All Immigrants’

11 May, 2018

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‘We Are All Immigrants’

Tefere Gebre came to the United States in 1984 as a teenager. He and four friends had left their home in war-torn Ethiopia and walked nearly 500 miles across the desert to a refugee camp in Sudan.

‘We Are All Immigrants’

This Is How You Really Appreciate Teachers

This Is How You Really Appreciate Teachers

11 May, 2018

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This Is How You Really Appreciate Teachers

When it comes to appreciating educators, please heed an old expression: Walk the walk, don’t just talk the talk.

This Is How You Really Appreciate Teachers