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Opinion: The Really Big Fight on Voting Rights Is Just Around the Corner

June 23, 2021 Editor

From today’s New York Times: With the For the People Act on indefinite hold after a filibuster by Republicans in the Senate on Tuesday, the Voting Rights Act is about…

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Texas Democrats’ walkout sets up epic battle over voting rights

June 2, 2021 Editor

From today’s The Hill Online: Texas legislators are gearing up for a titanic battle over a Republican effort to overhaul voting procedures after Democrats conspired to block its passage late…

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Post-COVID, Americans Don’t Want to Return to Lousy Low Wage Jobs

June 1, 2021 Editor

From today’s New York Times: The hopes for a booming pandemic recovery — growth led by jobs gains in the millions every month — were dealt a blow in recent…

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Minnesota Appeals Court Turns Back Push to Restore Felon Voting Rights

May 27, 2021 Editor

From today’s Minneapolis Star-Tribune: The Minnesota Court of Appeals this week became the second court in two years to reject a lawsuit seeking to restore voting rights to Minnesotans who…

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Fact Check: Federal law does not prevent states, businesses, employers from requiring COVID-19 vaccines

May 26, 2021 Editor

From USA Today: As millions of Americans continue to get vaccinated against COVID-19, some employers, colleges and businesses are weighing whether to make vaccination mandatory. A widely shared claim on…

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The Democrats Are Walking Right into a Trap on Voting Rights Bills

May 24, 2021 Editor

From today’s Slate Online: The battle over voting rights in Congress has entered a critical stage. The Greeks have now rolled a large wooden horse up to the gates of…

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A proposed California law, AB 257, could transform fast-food work for the better

May 21, 2021 Editor

From today’s Fortune Magazine: A new policy strategy emerging in California holds the potential to transform fast-food work from some of the lowest-paying jobs in the state into good jobs,…

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California should pass AB1119 to protect the work rights of family caregivers

May 19, 2021 Editor

From today’s Los Angeles Times: As travel ground to a halt in April 2020, the janitorial staff at a hotel chain were furloughed. When business resumed, everyone was called back…

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Voting rights bill “For the People Act” advances in Senate over GOP objections

May 12, 2021 Editor

From today’s CBS News Online: The Senate on Tuesday advanced S. 1, the For the People Act, setting up a floor vote for the controversial bill. Senators clashed over voting…

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U.S. unions lodge first Mexico labor grievance under new NAFTA

May 11, 2021 Editor

From today’s Reuters Online: U.S. unions on Monday filed the first labor rights petition against Mexico under a new regional trade pact, vying to bring a complaint against an auto…

Opinion: The Really Big Fight on Voting Rights Is Just Around the Corner

Texas Democrats’ walkout sets up epic battle over voting rights

Post-COVID, Americans Don’t Want to Return to Lousy Low Wage Jobs

Minnesota Appeals Court Turns Back Push to Restore Felon Voting Rights

Fact Check: Federal law does not prevent states, businesses, employers from requiring COVID-19 vaccines

The Democrats Are Walking Right into a Trap on Voting Rights Bills

A proposed California law, AB 257, could transform fast-food work for the better

California should pass AB1119 to protect the work rights of family caregivers

Voting rights bill “For the People Act” advances in Senate over GOP objections

U.S. unions lodge first Mexico labor grievance under new NAFTA

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