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Two Years After Trump Tax Cuts, Middle-Class Americans Are Falling Behind

31 Dec, 2019

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31 Dec, 2019

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Two Years After Trump Tax Cuts, Middle-Class Americans Are Falling Behind

Income for middle-class Americans is growing more slowly than for both top earners and the poor, according to the Congressional Budget Office. The analysis comes two years after President Donald Trump enacted the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, a major overhaul in the nation's tax laws billed by the White House as a boon for the middle class.

Two Years After Trump Tax Cuts, Middle-Class Americans Are Falling Behind

Trump Appointed NLRB Appointees Are Making It Harder for Workers, Labor Fights Back

26 Dec, 2019

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26 Dec, 2019

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Trump Appointed NLRB Appointees Are Making It Harder for Workers, Labor Fights Back

Several recent decisions by the National Labor Relations Board would make it harder for workers to unionize. However, labor unions refused to take these decisions lying down.

Trump Appointed NLRB Appointees Are Making It Harder for Workers, Labor Fights Back

USMCA Is a Huge Win for Working People

USMCA Is a Huge Win for Working People

20 Dec, 2019

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USMCA Is a Huge Win for Working People

After a quarter century of suffering under the failed North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and 18 months of hard-fought negotiations, the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) is now proud to endorse a better deal for w

USMCA Is a Huge Win for Working People

NPR: AFL-CIO President Touts Labor's Role In Improving New Trade Deal

20 Dec, 2019

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20 Dec, 2019

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NPR: AFL-CIO President Touts Labor's Role In Improving New Trade Deal

A top national labor leader is touting a new multilateral trade deal, and says his union side much improved the Trump administration's initial proposal.

NPR: AFL-CIO President Touts Labor's Role In Improving New Trade Deal

How a Gig Worker Revolt Begins

02 Dec, 2019

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02 Dec, 2019

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How a Gig Worker Revolt Begins

Until last week, Li Zilles was one of the many nameless and faceless contractors toiling in the bowels of the internet, providing online services that might have been mistaken for the work of artificial intelligence.

How a Gig Worker Revolt Begins

Workers Deserve a Say in Automation

02 Dec, 2019

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02 Dec, 2019

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Workers Deserve a Say in Automation

When the global economy shifted in the late 19th century, working people were the first to adapt. They moved to cities like Cincinnati, Cleveland, and Toledo, Ohio, and worked long hours in unsafe factories. They drove the Industrial Revolution and changed the nature of work forever.

Workers Deserve a Say in Automation