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Gebre: Voter Suppression Is the Problem, Not Voter Fraud

Tefere Gebre, Executive Vice-President of the AFL-CIO, writes "our democracy suffers not from voter fraud, but voter suppression and disenfranchisement."

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Variety: AFL-CIO Strongly Supports Writers Guild with Strike Looming

AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka issued the statement Thursday while negotiators were meeting behind closed doors for a third straight day.

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Big Banks Need a Watchdog

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau safeguards Americans against the deceptive and abusive practices of big banks, student loan servicers, credit card companies and predatory lenders.

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Coloradans deserve safe roads. Tell your representative to vote NO on Senate Bill 17-213.

With this bill, if the technology starts to fail, there will be nobody behind the wheel to take control. Automated systems in all transportation sectors can be helpful and can provide extra safety for our drivers but this bill leaves drivers on the hook if automated vehicles fail.

It's time to start over with a bill that takes safety into account.

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New York Times: As CEO Pay Packages Grow, Top Executives Have the President’s Ear

admin on Yesterday, May 26 - 10:26am

The gains in pay for chief executives and President Trump's pledge to deregulate and cut corporate tax rates sets the stage for perhaps the most consequential moment for corporate governance since the financial crisis of 2008. Rising executive compensation only widens the gap between top executives and most American workers. Mr. Rutledge, for instance, made 2,617 times the average American worker’s salary of $37,632, according to figures maintained by the AFL-CIO.

People's World: Union Leaders Blast Trump's Proposed Budget

admin on Yesterday, May 26 - 4:00am

“Trump’s budget is the most significant betrayal yet of the working people he claims to support,” AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka said. “This budget is a blueprint for how to rig the rules of the economy to favor the wealthy and corporations, while taking away our freedoms and protections at work.”

Read the full article in People's World.

Chicago Tribune: More Protests, Tough Questions at Shareholder Meeting of Oreo-Maker Mondelez

Dennis Loney on Monday, May 22 - 4:34pm

It was deja vu all over again at the annual shareholder meeting Wednesday for Mondelez International, a global snack food company known for brands like Oreo cookies and Ritz crackers.

Read the full article in the Chicago Tribune.

Union-busting Wisconsin group has its dollars in Colorado politics, according to two investigations

Sam Gilchrist on Thursday, May 18 - 7:28pm

From the Colorado Springs Gazette

By: Joey Bunch, ColoradoPolitics.com

May 16, 2017

Colorado labor and education are in the crosshairs of an anti-union Wisconsin foundation, according separate investigations by the Center for Media and Democracy and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

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