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A Massachusetts-based organization called History Unerased is training teachers to bring LGBTQ figures in history to U.S. classrooms.
A Massachusetts-based organization called History Unerased is training teachers to bring LGBTQ figures in history to U.S. classrooms.
An ex-president of Penn State and two other former administrators were each sentenced Friday for failing to alert authorities to an allegation against Jerry Sandusky.
An ex-president of Penn State and two other former administrators were each sentenced Friday for failing to alert authorities to an allegation against Jerry Sandusky.
An ex-president of Penn State and two other former administrators were each sentenced Friday for failing to alert authorities to an allegation against Jerry Sandusky.
Undermining Our Democracy: 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.
Op-Ed School Vouchers Don't Just Undermine Public Schools, They Undermine Our Democracy: "Trump wants to siphon billions of dollars from public schools to fund private and religious school vouchers. It’s an idea that’s bad for kids, public education and our democracy."
Workers Want a Green Economy, Not a Black Environment: "To justify withdrawing from the Paris climate change accord, President Trump said during his press conference today, 'I was elected to represent the city of Pittsburgh, not Paris.' From terrible experience, Pittsburghers know about pollution."
Trump Helps Republicans Revive House Bill That Weakens Unions: "The AFL-CIO was particularly outraged by the provision that said voters who stayed home for union elections would be counted as casting a 'no' ballot. 'If political elections were held in this fashion, virtually no one would have been elected, because the number of people who stay...
A handful of women who say they were assaulted by Bill Cosby plan to attend his trial on charges he drugged and molested Andrea Constand.
A handful of women who say they were assaulted by Bill Cosby plan to attend his trial on charges he drugged and molested Andrea Constand.
Could Your Old Boss Keep You from Getting a New Job?
Non-compete agreements and their increasing use by employers in low-wage and skilled trades industries was the topic of discussion on Wednesday, when the North Carolina State AFL-CIO held its first-ever Facebook Live chat with experts at the North Carolina Justice Center's Workers’ Rights Project.
Director Allan Freyer and senior attorney Carol Brooke, with the Workers' Rights Project, are the authors of a new North Carolina Justice Center brief, titled Keeping Secrets? How Non-Compete Agreements for Low-Wage Workers Hurt Hiring and Hold Down Wages.
About 1 in 5 Americans are currently working under a non-compete—an agreement between an employer and an employee that, once the employee leaves, will restrict the type of employment they can accept afterward. Usually the restrictions are limited by time and geographic region.
Originally, non-compete agreements were signed in high-wage, high-skill industries with crucially important employees who might know a company’s trade secrets, have received significant company-specific training, or held access to key customer information...
Megyn Kelly moderated a panel discussion featuring Russian President Vladimir Putin at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum on Friday.
