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

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

We Can Expect More from Teachers When We Pay Them Like Pros

01 May, 2018

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01 May, 2018

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We Can Expect More from Teachers When We Pay Them Like Pros

Never before has there been so much labor unrest in America’s public schools.

We Can Expect More from Teachers When We Pay Them Like Pros

The Living Standards of Public Servants

01 May, 2018

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01 May, 2018

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The Living Standards of Public Servants

When we fail to invest in public services, living standards decline and communities suffer — overcrowded classrooms, understaffed prisons and more.

The Living Standards of Public Servants

Uber, Lyft Drivers Deserve a Voice

01 May, 2018

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01 May, 2018

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Uber, Lyft Drivers Deserve a Voice

In any business, the people who do the work deserve to have a voice in their working conditions.

Uber, Lyft Drivers Deserve a Voice

Labor Voices: We Need Workplace Protections

26 Apr, 2018

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26 Apr, 2018

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Labor Voices: We Need Workplace Protections

When we kiss our loved ones’ goodbye to head to work, we don’t expect tragedy. Saturday is Workers Memorial Day, a time for all of us to remember those who went to work but unfortunately never returned home because they lost their lives while on the job.

Labor Voices: We Need Workplace Protections

Union Win Marks Step Forward for Student Labor Movement

26 Apr, 2018

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26 Apr, 2018

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Union Win Marks Step Forward for Student Labor Movement

Harvard research and teaching assistants' vote to unionize last week was unique in its scale and drew on a decades-long push to form graduate student unions, according to several labor experts and union organizers.

Union Win Marks Step Forward for Student Labor Movement