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Small business owners who own and operate taxis in Chicago face unfair competition with rideshare operators like Uber and Lyft. A new report by Cab Drivers United/AFSCME Local 2500 offers solutions to help save taxi service in the Windy City.
David Kreisman |We rejoice at the survival of the Obama administration’s “fiduciary rule,” which the Trump administration had targeted for elimination.
Pablo Ros |President Trump promised NOT to cut Medicaid, but his budget proposal and the House health care bill he supports tell a different story.
President Trump’s infrastructure plan serves up sweet deals for private investors while making public service workers and communities suffer.
Pete Levine |The Kansas Legislature just said no to Gov. Sam Brownback’s radical tax-cutting plan. The state’s experiment with unnecessary austerity is now thankfully dead.
Pablo Ros |Donald Trump won the presidency on a promise to stand up for working Americans, including protecting the federal programs they rely on. We now know he was bluffing.
Pablo Ros |President Donald Trump’s proposed education budget will do away with the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program, which supports financially-strapped public service workers.
Pete Levine |The Congressional Budget Office released its analysis of the House health care bill, and it looks ugly.
Pablo Ros |President Donald Trump’s 2018 budget proposal would hurt the very people who put him in office just so he could give his rich buddies massive tax cuts.
Omar Tewfik |President Trump and Speaker Ryan promised better health care at a lower cost for more people, but instead the House has passed a health care bill that will make the system worse for working people.
In life’s most desperate hours, EMS workers respond without hesitation. EMS Week is a chance to thank them for their bravery, skill and compassion.
Pete Levine |Nothing wrong with flowers and candy, but after more than 100 years of celebrating Mother’s Day, it’s time to give mothers what they really want and need: paid family leave.
Pablo Ros |Wisconsin’s voter ID law suppressed turnout among African Americans and other groups, benefiting Trump, Priorities USA says in new report.
Clyde Weiss |If the so-called House “replacement” bill becomes law, then everyone in the country who is covered by an employer-sponsored plan – 159 million Americans – could be harmed. As written, the bill would allow insurers to put lifetime limits on coverage.
Pablo Ros |CEO pay continues to balloon while workers’ pay shrinks in comparison, according to new findings released by AFL-CIO’s Executive PayWatch.
Clyde Weiss |As a new study reveals, after 100 days in office, President Donald Trump continues to reward U.S. companies that offshore jobs.
Pablo Ros |The U.S. House of Representatives today voted to make your health care worse.
Pablo Ros |Private school vouchers are making a comeback in a federal spending bill that’ll keep government running through September 30. This is bad for public education.
Becky Levin and Raju Chebium |This year’s May Day message of inclusiveness and respect honors not just workers but other groups under attack.
Pete Levine |The Trump plan will give a big tax cut to the super wealthy. Put a billionaire in the White House and his tax plan is going to help millionaires and billionaires.
Elissa McBride |