Restaurant workers and advocates say the proposal won’t be enough to offset Medicaid cuts.
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Missouri’s Republican Legislators Repeal Paid Sick Leave
State lawmakers used classic anti-democratic tactics to override their constituents’ clear preference.
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Business Groups’ Reflexive Anti-Worker Demagogy
In New York, the business lobby resorts to apocalyptic ads to stop a ban on noncompete provisions.
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We’re Number One! (Actually, 38 out of 38)
A new Oxfam survey on worker well-being compares us to the other advanced and semi-advanced economies. America remains exceptional-y bad.
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For Workers, Unions and Public Pressure Get the Goods
Freight rail unions have gradually achieved their key demand from the labor dispute last year.
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It Takes a Village for Elder Care, Too
The toll that caring for aging parents takes on their children can be allayed only by expanding our caring networks.
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The New Minnesota Vikings
Progressives in the North Star State have racked up a remarkable set of victories.
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Mr. Sanders Goes Away From Washington
The new chair of the Senate HELP Committee plans to hold numerous field hearings to bring attention to issues in health care, labor, and education.
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Making Paid Sick Time a Reality
Organizing for paid leave, which is on the verge of passing in Minnesota, is part of a larger challenge to reverse an abusive workplace status quo.
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Bernie to Biden: You Can Give Rail Workers Sick Days
The Vermont senator leads over 70 members of Congress urging the president to sign an executive order extending sick days for federal contract workers to the rail industry.