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Scott Courtney was the executive vice president of the Service Employees International Union, but resigned. (Image courtesy screenshot)
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Union activist who pushed $15 minimum wage resigns after ‘sexual misconduct’ claims

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The bill, dubbed the Career Advancement Through New Skills Act, would offer a tax credit covering 25 percent of the first $5,000 that an employer spends on education and training expenses. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
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Bipartisan group of lawmakers pushes job training tax credits

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SEIU union members protest for an increase in the minimum wage. SEIU fired one of the lead architects of its $15 minimum wage campaign, stating that he violated the union's ethics rules regarding nepotism. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
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Unions suspends $15 minimum wage advocate over nepotism charges

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Rep. Daniel Donovan, R-N.Y., speaks during a television interview on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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GOP moderates urge dumping of NAFTA dispute provision

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The current stopgap budget measure that is funding the military and federal government is set to expire Dec. 8. (iStock)
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Senate panel moves Labor Department, NLRB nominees

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Trade representatives from the U.S., Canada, and Mexico wrapped up the fourth round of negotiations for a new North American Free Trade Agreement Tuesday. All three said they came out disappointed after the most recent talks. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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Canada, Mexico slam US proposals on NAFTA

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Mexico, Canada to reject Trump’s proposed NAFTA changes
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Mexico, Canada to reject Trump’s proposed NAFTA changes

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Rhea Lana holds what are essentially big semiannual yard sales. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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Company battles Labor Department for right to keep ‘volunteer’ workers

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Former 'Cheers' actor John Ratzenberger, a major advocate of workforce training programs, will join the Labor Department's Task Force on Apprenticeship Expansion. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
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John Ratzenberger joins Labor Department’s apprenticeship task force

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Licensing is generally justified on the grounds of public safety or fraud protection. But while it makes sense to license people in fields such as healthcare, many local governments regulate careers in which the public benefit is harder to justify: beauticians, tour guides, and tax preparers, among others. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
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States rethink occupational license rules

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