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Our changing world : Blue collar workers have watched their jobs and financial security slip away for several decades. In today's economy, college educated workers are seeing the same forces hit their lives. Having a college education doesn't prevent older workers from facing a ...
Prospects dim for labor bill
politico.com — Labor union supporters now fear it may be on hold until after next year's midterm elections.... (more) Prospects dim for labor bill
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