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The Economy Loses 33,000 Jobs in September, and Unemployment Was Little Changed at 4.2%

The U.S. economy lost 33,000 jobs in September, and unemployment was little changed at 4.2%.
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Working Families Join Together to Help Puerto Rico

As the humanitarian crisis in Puerto Rico continues, working people from across the country are joining together to help with recovery and rebuilding.
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Miners Working with Congress to Solve Pension Crisis

It is time to pass strong bipartisan legislation has been introduced to address the pension crisis facing America’s mine workers.
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Working Families Respond to Mass Shooting in Nevada

In the wake of the mass shooting in Las Vegas last night, working families and their allies respond.
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Iowa Teachers Overwhelmingly Reject Attack on Working People

In February, Gov. Terry Branstad (R) signed into law a bill that was a direct attack on the rights of working people. In the first major test of the new law, Iowa's teachers and faculty rejected the attacks and recertified 13 bargaining units overwhelmingly yesterday.
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Students Work Together to Create Change at Nike

In a powerful illustration of the ability of grassroots activists to challenge corporate power, United Students Against Sweatshops, the nation’s leading student organization focused on issues of worker rights and economic justice, has just scored a crucial victory over the world’s biggest sports apparel and footwear brand: Nike.