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December 2013 marks the 20th anniversary of the signing of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)… and a 20-year legacy of failed promises, a growing trade deficit, 682,900 lost jobs and counting. “Former President Bill Clinton claimed that NAFTA would create an ‘export boom to Mexico’ that would create 200,000 jobs in two years
Read moreUnder a budget deal reached in Congress, federal employees hired after January 1, 2014 will be forced to contribute 4.4 percent towards their pensions. The U.S. Senate looks poised to pass a federal budget that prevents another government shutdown and replaces some sequestration cuts, but also demands more damaging cuts to the federal workforce and
Read moreMore than one in five Americans say they have been injured on the job, says a new survey conducted by FindLaw.com. According to the survey, 21 percent of American adults have taken time off work because of an injury suffered while on the job. The top three injuries were slips and falls, 31 percent,
Read moreUnionized women are far better off than women who aren’t in unions, affirms a recent study by the Center for Economic and Policy Research. Using Labor Department data, the study shows the average female employee in a union earns 12.9 percent more in hourly wages than her non-union counterpart, is 53.4 percent more likely to
Read moreProtests calling for a living wage for fast food and restaurant workers around the country are heating up and spurring action. Per an agreement with the New York State Attorney General’s office, 25 workers for Domino’s in New York City, fired for complaining to management about earning far below minimum wage, will be back to
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