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Since the start of 2016, 15 states have passed 27 laws pre-empting local labor standards, according a study released Monday by the liberal Economic Policy Institute. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)
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GOP state lawmakers move to halt local minimum wages

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At least to Trump, DACA's value is its use as a bargaining chip, a value that's gone if he eliminates DACA by executive order on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Economy

Trump move on settling trade disputes splits NAFTA fans and critics

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The Republican governor said the rate would not be the comprehensive solution needed to expand the economy and create jobs. (Rich Saal/The State Journal-Register via AP, File)
Economy

Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner vetoes $15 minimum wage bill

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Former President Ronald Reagan will be inducted into the Labor Department's Hall of Fame, Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta announced Thursday. Acosta noted that the late Republican president had the unique distinction of being the only president of a labor organization to also sit in the Oval Office. (AP Photo/Scott Stewart, File)
Economy

Ronald Reagan to go into Labor Department’s Hall of Fame

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Business

Union group seeks to tie companies to white supremacy

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President Trump is close to picking Vermont lawyer Peter Robb to be the next general counsel for the National Labor Relations Board, sources indicate. (Wikipedia Commons)
Economy

Trump close on pick to lead NLRB

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An estimated 114 multi-employer pension plans covering more than 1.3 million people are underfunded by more than $36 million and are expected to become insolvent in the next two decades, according to a new report. The Teamsters' Central States, the Bakery and Confectionary Workers Union, and the United Mine Workers plans account for $22.8 billion, about 62.5 percent, of the unfunded liability. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
Business

1.3 million workers’ pension plans expected to go insolvent

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Economy

Former AFL-CIO official says labor group excluded from White House meetings

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A federal law criminalizes female genital mutilation as a federal felony.
Education

Democrats press Justice Department on higher ed affirmative action policy

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The workers reported nearly equal levels of satisfaction regarding wages, workplace safety, and healthcare benefits. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Economy

Union workers satisfied in right-to-work states: Study

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