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Several hundred Teamsters union members participate in a 2015 rally at the University of California Los Angeles. The Teamsters and other labor unions said Wednesday the Supreme Court's decision barring mandatory union fees at government agencies is likely to lead to long-lasting harm for workers at private companies.
Economy

Unions give $1.3 billion to Democrats, liberal groups since 2010

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Official time was first allowed under the 1978 Civil Service Reform Act and is essentially viewed as a trade-off for certain limitations put on federal unions, such as prohibitions on striking.
Economy

Federal workers got $175 million to do union work instead of their jobs

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Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn. questions Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 29, 2017. during a House Appropriations subcommittee to outline the Trump Administration's proposals to trim the HHS budget.
Economy

Democrat urges White House not to give up on NAFTA talks

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Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland, left, Mexico's Secretary of Economy Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal, center, and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer speak during a joint press conference regarding the seventh round of NAFTA renegotiations in Mexico City, Monday, March 5, 2018.
Economy

NAFTA deal unlikely this week, Mexican negotiator says

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No breakthrough yet in NAFTA talks, US trade rep says
Economy

No breakthrough yet in NAFTA talks, US trade rep says

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In this 2017 photo, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, center, with Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Chrystia Freeland, left, and Mexico's Secretary of Economy Ildefonso Guajardo Villarrea, right, speaks during the conclusion of the fourth round of negotiations for a new North American Free Trade Agreement in Washington, D.C.
Economy

NAFTA deadline looms for White House, but the exact date is vague

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Wetzel’s Pretzels CEO changes tune on $15 minimum wage, says it’s now hurting his workers
Business

Wetzel’s Pretzels CEO changes tune on $15 minimum wage, says it’s now hurting his workers

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Mexico's Secretary of Economy Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal speaks during the conclusion of the fourth round of negotiations for a new North American Free Trade Agreement in Washington in 2017.
Economy

NAFTA deal possible by week’s end, says Mexico’s negotiator

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Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) union workers with SEIU Local 1021 hold signs as they picket in front of the Lake Merritt station on July 2, 2013 in Oakland, California.
Economy

Democrats renew attempts to end right to work

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NLRB to issue formal rule on controversial ‘joint employer’ policy
Business

NLRB to issue formal rule on controversial ‘joint employer’ policy

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