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CES: What Mattered to Hollywood

12 Jan, 2020

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12 Jan, 2020

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CES: What Mattered to Hollywood

Deepfakes, artificial intelligence, de-aging technology and their impact on actors and the workforce was discussed and debated at SAG-AFTRA and AFL-CIO’s 2nd annual Labor Innovation and Technology Summit, held on the opening day of CES.

CES: What Mattered to Hollywood

Ivanka Trump's Future of Work Isn't for Workers

Ivanka Trump's Future of Work Isn't for Workers

07 Jan, 2020

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Ivanka Trump's Future of Work Isn't for Workers

Ivanka Trump took the stage at CES on Tuesday to muted reception. Forty minutes later, she left to robust applause. No surprise, maybe, given the uncontroversial theme: The US needs to prepare workers for the future. At a technology-focused show, that’s not exactly a hard sell.

Ivanka Trump's Future of Work Isn't for Workers

Two Years After Trump Tax Cuts, Middle-Class Americans Are Falling Behind

31 Dec, 2019

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31 Dec, 2019

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Two Years After Trump Tax Cuts, Middle-Class Americans Are Falling Behind

Income for middle-class Americans is growing more slowly than for both top earners and the poor, according to the Congressional Budget Office. The analysis comes two years after President Donald Trump enacted the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, a major overhaul in the nation's tax laws billed by the White House as a boon for the middle class.

Two Years After Trump Tax Cuts, Middle-Class Americans Are Falling Behind

Trump Appointed NLRB Appointees Are Making It Harder for Workers, Labor Fights Back

26 Dec, 2019

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26 Dec, 2019

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Trump Appointed NLRB Appointees Are Making It Harder for Workers, Labor Fights Back

Several recent decisions by the National Labor Relations Board would make it harder for workers to unionize. However, labor unions refused to take these decisions lying down.

Trump Appointed NLRB Appointees Are Making It Harder for Workers, Labor Fights Back

USMCA Is a Huge Win for Working People

USMCA Is a Huge Win for Working People

20 Dec, 2019

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USMCA Is a Huge Win for Working People

After a quarter century of suffering under the failed North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and 18 months of hard-fought negotiations, the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) is now proud to endorse a better deal for w

USMCA Is a Huge Win for Working People

NPR: AFL-CIO President Touts Labor's Role In Improving New Trade Deal

20 Dec, 2019

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20 Dec, 2019

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NPR: AFL-CIO President Touts Labor's Role In Improving New Trade Deal

A top national labor leader is touting a new multilateral trade deal, and says his union side much improved the Trump administration's initial proposal.

NPR: AFL-CIO President Touts Labor's Role In Improving New Trade Deal