Labor News

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Sanders addresses and marches with Verizon picketers

When's the last time a presidential hopeful walked a picket line?

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AFL-CIO’s largest union endorses Clinton

"AFSCME members want a candidate who is committed to fixing our out-of-balance economy and raising incomes for working people."

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Labor launches new measures to wipe out unequal pay for women

The labor federation is launching measures to wipe out pay inequality based on gender, and to guarantee that all workers have paid family and sick leave and fair scheduling.

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Nurses, at New Orleans gathering, reaffirm backing for Sanders

"I am incredibly proud that there is finally a candidate speaking to the values I've held my whole life," said one worker.

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Today in labor history: The Erie Canal unites Midwest to East Coast

Increased immigration filled the need for labor: many of those working on the canal had recently come to the States from Ireland.

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Yale graduate student teachers rally for union election

Yale graduate student teachers and research assistants got a big boost in their decades-long quest for union rights.

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NYC union pension systems to invest $150m in affordable city housing

Union labor will build the housing in an economically targeted investment program in all five boroughs.

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Project launched to put raising minimum wage on state ballots

The Fairness Project was launched today to help raise the minimum wage through ballot initiatives in states, cities, and counties across the nation.

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Survey results reveal working women’s health info needs

Working women most want information on diet and nutrition, fitness and exercise, and issues around aging.

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In most states, even $15 an hour is not enough

Workers nationwide have been campaigning for a $15 hourly "living wage," but a new think tank report says that in most states, $15 is not enough.

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