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New York Now Largest City With Paid Sick Days

ThinkProgress - June 27, 2013, by Bryce Covert - In an early morning session on Thursday, the New York City Council voted to override a veto from Mayor Michael Bloomberg on paid sick days...

Labor Advocates Ready To Push For Paid Sick Leave, Pay Equity In Maryland

Workers issues aren't just something highlighted on Labor Day. In fact, next year's session of the Maryland General Assembly will likely be full of them.


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Restoring a Fair Workweek
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The Week Ahead in New York Politics, May 1

The Week Ahead in New York Politics, May 1

What to watch for this week in New York politics:

President Donald Trump is due back in New York City for the first time since taking office this week -- see below for details and expect...

Gotham Gazette | Civic Engagement

These Organizations Are Working To Help Puerto Rico's Recovery Efforts

Puerto Rico was badly damaged by Hurricane Maria. The storm caused billions of dollars worth of property damage. Efforts to repair and rebuild houses, roads, and telecom infrastructure are going...

Forbes | Civic Engagement

On Capitol Hill, Top Democrats and Advocates Call for Fair Schedules for Millions of Workers

***Media Advisory for July 22, 2 PM, Capitol Hill, Washington DC***

Contact: Dan Morris: (917)-952-8920; ...

Restoring a Fair Workweek
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The city of Saratoga Springs is considering a ban on the sale of guns and ammunition at the City Center, Mayor Meg Kelly announced this weekend in a welcoming speech to Local Progress New York....

Spectrum News (NY State of Politics)

Fatal Inequality - The Report

Fatal Inequality
Workplace Safety Eludes Construction Workers of Color in New York State

The construction industry is full of dangerous jobs. Smaller companies often have...

As the Stock Market Swings

Yet it’s hard to escape a vague sense of unease. The swoon that began a week before last was quickly attributed, at least in part, to China’s economic problems. Just as quickly, many investors and...

Building a National Campaign for a Strong Economy: Fed Up
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American Legislative Exchange Council lobbyist being exposed

American Legislative Exchange Council lobbyist being exposed

Niccolo Machiavelli would have been proud of the folks who support the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). At the end of September the U.S. Department of Education approved another $245...

The Oxford Eagle | Organizing for Education Justice
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Did two women in an elevator just change everything?

Did two women in an elevator just change everything?

Jeff Flake loves decorum, but it doesn't look like it was decorous behavior that moved him to reconsider a vote that could change the country's future. Was it two women in an elevator, yelling at...

sfgate.com | Civic Engagement

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Perkins was a key writer of New Deal policies. Known as an expert on health and safety policy reforms in New York state, Frances Perkins was tapped by Franklin Delano Roosevelt to serve as Secretary of Labor in his cabinet - the first woman to serve.

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Frances Perkins was born in a world on fire. In the early 1900s Robber Barons didn’t care about workers rights or the safety of children that worked in their factories. “Safety laws” as we know them today didn’t exist- and the wealthy actively fought against them.

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