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Republican Tax Plan a Con Game Against Working People

Yesterday, Donald Trump and Republican leaders in Congress released their new tax plan.
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Trump Administration Attacks Overtime Pay

The Trump administration has begun a process to undo President Obama’s overtime pay rule and deny working people a pay raise.
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Yes, We Can Do Something About Insecure Work

Some people are claiming that bad jobs are inevitable and there is nothing we can do about insecure work. These people need to read an important new study from the...
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Texas Judge Wrongly Takes Away Overtime From Millions of Workers

In a shocking and wrongly-decided opinion, a U.S. district court judge in the Eastern District of Texas has taken away overtime protection from millions of American workers. The Labor Department,...
Legislative Testimony

Testimony of Kelly Ross, Deputy Policy Director of the AFL-CIO, Before the House Committee on Ways and Means Hearing on Medicare Premium Support Proposals

Unless health care costs are brought under control, they are projected to bankrupt individuals, families, businesses, state governments, and the federal government by the latter half of the 21st century. ...