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Trump’s $4.8 Trillion Budget Would Cut Safety Net Programs and Boost Defense

President Trump released a $4.8 trillion budget proposal on Monday that includes a familiar list of deep cuts to student loan assistance, affordable housing efforts, food stamps and Medicaid, reflecting Mr. Trump’s election-year effort to continue shrinking the federal safety net.

Trump’s $4.8 Trillion Budget Would Cut Safety Net Programs and Boost Defense

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Statewide Coalition To Hold “$15 for NC: A People’s Hearing” with 2020 Candidates
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Statewide Coalition To Hold “$15 for NC: A People’s Hearing” with 2020 Candidates

Dozens of workers and allies from across the state will give focused, passionate testimonies about the effects of a $7.25 minimum wage and advocate for a $15 minimum wage law covering all workers, including historically excluded workers at this public hearing on February 13th in Raleigh.

Statewide Coalition To Hold “$15 for NC: A People’s Hearing” with 2020 Candidates

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'Victory for Workers!': House Praised for Passing Landmark PRO Act to Strengthen Unions and Labor Rights

Union leaders and labor rights advocates applauded the Democrat-controlled U.S. House for passing landmark legislation Thursday night that supporters have called one of the most notable efforts to expand workers' rights in several decades.

'Victory for Workers!': House Praised for Passing Landmark PRO Act to Strengthen Unions and Labor Rights

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Trump's NLRB Quietly Makes It Riskier to Wear Union Schwag at Work

The Republican-controlled National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ended 2019 by rolling back another round of Obama-era regulations and handing down a number of pro-employer decisions. One of those rulings restricts workers from wearing union buttons and other pro-labor insignia.

Trump's NLRB Quietly Makes It Riskier to Wear Union Schwag at Work