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Federal Judge Rules Trump’s Anti-Worker Executive Orders Unconstitutional

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When Donald Trump issued a series of executive orders attacking the rights of federal government workers, he wasn’t prepared for the response from working people. Our response, led by AFGE, included filing lawsuits to stop the orders and rallying across the country in support of federal workers. Now a federal judge has agreed with working …

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GAP Does Right By Its Workers: Other Corporations Should Take Notice

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Executives at GAP heard President Obama’s State of the Union call for businesses to raise wages loud and clear. The retailer announced today that by next year, all of its workers will be making at least $10 an hour. While GAP is making the right move and doing right by its 90,000 workers around the country, Congress must follow …

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Unemployment: Why Won’t Congress Talk About It!?

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An interesting look at the unemployment rate. “What is currently a temporary long-term unemployment problem runs the risk of morphing into a permanent and costly increase in the unemployment rate” unless Congress takes action to create jobs.  Why the Unemployment Rate Is So High – New York Times Unemployment claims have increased slightly. “The Labor …

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McDonald’s Urges Franchises to Open on Christmas Day … Without Overtime Pay

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In November McDonald’s saw a 2.5 percent increase in November sales. This is after the fast food giant saw a decrease in sales of 2.2 percent in October. So why was there increase in sales? Was the pork-like substitute McRib back? Was there a shortage of Ore-Ida french fries in your local grocer’s freezer causing …

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Is the Federal Pay Freeze Obama’s PATCO?

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For unionists, pay freeze reminiscent of Reagan’s attack on federal workers The Obama Administration, looking to bolster its deficit-cutting credentials and show its desire to take on what some label a “special interest”—organized labor—yesterday announced a two-year freeze on the wages of all federal workers. Tim Fernholz of The American Prospect points out that the pay …

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Madeline Messa

Madeline Messa is a 3L at Syracuse University College of Law. She graduated from Penn State with a degree in journalism. With her legal research and writing for Workplace Fairness, she strives to equip people with the information they need to be their own best advocate.

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