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Three former Blackwater colleagues who were convicted in the same incident — each earning 30 years — will also be resentenced by an order of the court.
Three former Blackwater colleagues who were convicted in the same incident — each earning 30 years — will also be resentenced by an order of the court.
The 34-year-old former CEO and hedge fund manager stood accused of defrauding investors by repeatedly lying about the performance of funds he controlled.
In Missouri, a Race to the Bottom
The NAACP took the unusual step this week to declare a travel advisory to African Americans for the state of Missouri. This bold action came in response to legislation passed by the Missouri Legislature limiting workers’ ability to sue over discrimination. "With the Missouri Human Rights Act gutted, employers who want to engage in illegal workplace discrimination will have no fear of being held accountable," Missouri House Minority Leader Gail McCann Beatty told Ebony magazine. "While S.B. 43 might not quite return us to the days when businesses were free to hang 'minorities need not apply' signs in the window, it certainly reinforces the sentiment." For that reason, the Missouri AFL-CIO opposed S.B. 43.
Since legislators in Missouri passed a "right to work" law undermining the freedom of workers to negotiate for a better life, they have continued to expand these unfair attacks. Earlier this year, they overturned local powers to set minimum wages, effectively lowering the wage floor in St. Louis from $10 an hour to $7.70. This will have a major impact in one of the nation’s poorest cities.
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Medicare for All: The Working People Weekly List
Every week, we bring you a roundup of the top news and commentary about issues and events important to working families. Here’s this week’s Working People Weekly List.
In Missouri, a Race to the Bottom: "The NAACP took the unusual step this week to declare a travel advisory to African Americans for the state of Missouri. This bold action came in response to legislation passed by the Missouri Legislature limiting workers’ ability to sue over discrimination. 'With the Missouri Human Rights Act gutted, employers who want to engage in illegal workplace discrimination will have no fear of being held accountable,' Missouri House Minority Leader Gail McCann Beatty told Ebony magazine. 'While S.B. 43 might not quite return us to the days when businesses were free to hang 'minorities need not apply' signs in the window, it certainly reinforces the sentiment.' For that reason, the Missouri AFL-CIO opposed S.B. 43."
Counterpoint: How We Invest in Our Infrastructure Matters: "Strong infrastructure and a well-functioning transportation system are vital to the health of our economy, but for too long...
Bad Faith and Bad Service: Charter Turns Its Back on Customers, Union Members
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Charter/Spectrum is one of the most profitable cable companies in the United States, taking in more than $29 billion in revenue in 2016. And Tom Rutledge is the highest-paid CEO in the nation, making nearly $100 million last year.
Yet Charter is demanding cutbacks that would be devastating to some 1,700 members of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 3 in New York, who have been on strike against the company since March 28. These include:
Forcing employees to bear most of the burden of health care costs.
Elimination of company contributions to the pension and medical.
Elimination of weekend overtime pay.
Flexibility to subcontract work normally done by union members.
Charter/Spectrum has refused to come to the table, much less negotiate. It also has ignored New York City’s political leaders, including Mayor Bill de Blasio and many members of the City Council, who have called on the company to negotiate a fair contract.
And while the company is making record profits, customer service continues to deteriorate. New...
Charles Oakley's plea also includes charges being dropped if he stays out of trouble for six months, the Manhattan District Attorney's Office said.
Knox wrote in an opinion piece that it's 'hard to feel sympathy' for Carter, but that she believes she was 'wrongfully convicted.'
Police are currently searching for a Northwestern University professor and Oxford University employee who are suspects in a murder investigation.
A grand jury is a powerful tool prosecutors can use to seek indictments and subpoenas, and may be a signal Special Counsel Mueller's work is far from over.
