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DoorDash’s anti-worker tactics just backfired spectacularly in court

February 12, 2020 Editor

From today’s Vox News Online: The food delivery company DoorDash made its delivery workers sign away their right to sue if a legal dispute arises between a worker and the…

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Congress passes bill to ease bids by workers to form unions

February 7, 2020 Editor

From today’s Minneapolis Star Tribune: In a move that supporters said would help working families, the Democratic-controlled House has approved a bill that would make it easier for workers to…

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Op-Ed: The Acquittal Will Come Back to Haunt Trump and His Enablers

February 6, 2020 Editor

From today’s New York Times: The vote to acquit President Trump was a dark day for the Senate. Uninterested in hearing from witnesses (and likely scared by what they would…

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For Some Iowa Voters, Caucuses Remain A Barrier To Participation

February 4, 2020 Editor

From today’s NPR News Online: Marlu Abarca has lived in Iowa for a decade and says she now “identifies as an Iowan.” For the past few weeks, she has been…

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WA state Senate Democrats advance bill to restore felons’ voting rights faster

January 29, 2020 Editor

From today’s Tacoma News Tribune: A bill that would make about 9,000 felons eligible to vote is moving ahead in the Washington state Legislature, as Democratic senators vow to expand…

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New York Governor Lays Down Ultimatum on Gig Worker Rights

January 27, 2020 Editor

From today’s Bloomberg Law Online: New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) kicked gig worker rights out of the state’s budget discussion, instead creating a task force to study the issue.…

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SCOTUS could upend consumer financial protection as we know it

January 24, 2020 Editor

From today’s CNBC News Online: A case before the Supreme Court has the power dramatically to reshape how the U.S. government polices financial fraud and other misdeeds against consumers —…

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Women’s Gains in the Work Force Conceal a Problem

January 22, 2020 Editor

From today’s New York Times: American women have just achieved a significant milestone: They hold more payroll jobs than men. But this isn’t entirely good news for workers, whether they’re…

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With Poor People’s Campaign, Rev. Barber evokes comparisons to MLK

January 20, 2020 Editor

From today’s Charlotte Observer: When Democratic presidential candidates met for their final debate in Iowa, more than a hundred protesters gathered just outside on the snowy grounds of Drake University.…

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Worker Centers Primed to Test “We’re-Not-Unions” Stance in Court

January 17, 2020 Editor

From today’s Bloomberg Law Online: An ongoing federal investigation in which regulators believe a Minneapolis nonprofit is a labor union rather than a worker center has created an existential crisis…

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