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"This is Us" set social media ablaze with fans saying they'd toss out their Crock-Pots after a plot reveal.

"This is Us" set social media ablaze with fans saying they'd toss out their Crock-Pots after a plot reveal.

AFL-CIO and Mexico's National Workers Unions Stand Against Bill that Will Hurt All Working People

The Mexican government has filed legislation that would substantially weaken rights for working people. In response, the AFL-CIO filed a complaint alleging that Mexico is violating the North American Agreement on Labor Cooperation, the NAFTA labor side deal.

Mexico’s bill would lock in low wages and poor working conditions. It also would frustrate legitimate unions' efforts to negotiate together on behalf of Mexican workers, who work the longest hours for the lowest pay among all countries that are members of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development.

Specifically, the bill would:

Eliminate the independence of newly created entities under the Mexican constitution responsible for registering unions and collective bargaining agreements.
Give control to employers and employer-dominated unions to continue to keep independent unions out of the workplace.
Eliminate transparency requirements for fair union elections, including basic worker access to collective bargaining agreements and contract language....

Dr. James Kauffman was found dead of an apparent suicide inside his jail cell at Hudson County Correctional Facility in Kearney around 9:20 a.m. Friday.

The case marked the latest legal clash over the use of school bathrooms and facilities by transgender students in the United States.

The case marked the latest legal clash over the use of school bathrooms and facilities by transgender students in the United States.

The case marked the latest legal clash over the use of school bathrooms and facilities by transgender students in the United States.

The case marked the latest legal clash over the use of school bathrooms and facilities by transgender students in the United States.

Two men and one woman are charged with aggravated kidnapping, police said. The men also are charged with aggravated robbery.

Two men and one woman are charged with aggravated kidnapping, police said. The men also are charged with aggravated robbery.