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"The big battle is whether in fact he gets jail time," a former federal prosecutor said.
"The big battle is whether in fact he gets jail time," a former federal prosecutor said.
"The big battle is whether in fact he gets jail time," a former federal prosecutor said.
"The big battle is whether in fact he gets jail time," a former federal prosecutor said.
"Privacy is the thing that everybody cares about, but it's not stopping anyone from using" DNA testing kits.
Overdue for Overtime
When President Donald Trump abandoned the Department of Labor’s new overtime protections, he cost working people over $1 billion in annual wages. Now we’re standing up for a fair return on our work and fighting for the Restoring Overtime Pay Act, which would extend overtime pay protection to millions of working people.
Overtime protections have eroded for over four decades, steadily covering fewer and fewer workers. This means that millions of working people are putting in more than 40 hours per week without being fairly compensated.
When Trump abandoned new overtime protections last year, he blocked a major attempt to right this wrong. Now we’re fighting back.
Our allies on Capitol Hill have introduced the Restoring Overtime Pay Act, dramatically raising the overtime salary threshold—the annual salary level under which salaried workers are automatically eligible for overtime pay when they work more than 40 hours per week.
The bill would more than double the threshold from $23,660 to $47,476, extending critical overtime protection to more than 4 million working people.
As corporations and...
Following family trees, police pursuing the Golden State Killer found Joseph James DeAngelo, a former cop.
Following family trees, police pursuing the Golden State Killer found Joseph James DeAngelo, a former cop.
Following family trees, police pursuing the Golden State Killer found Joseph James DeAngelo, a former cop.
Another Organizing Victory in the South: IBEW at Atlanta Gas Light
Last week, working people scored another notable victory in the South, when 700 working people at Atlanta Gas Light voted to join the Electrical Workers (IBEW). Here is what organizers on the ground said about the victory.
Jimmy Flynn, 5th District professional and industrial lead organizer for IBEW:
The men and women of Atlanta Gas Light have made the decision to collectively bargain and have a voice in the workplace. When the campaign began, the message was simple and true: Without a contract, you have no protection, no seat at the table and no just cause. When AGL became part of the Southern Co. and those employees looked at their co-workers, they knew the IBEW was the right choice for them.
Katie Foster, executive director of the Atlanta-North Georgia Labor Council:
Wednesday, April 19 was a wonderful morning! Affiliates of the Atlanta-North Georgia Labor Council stood with IBEW brothers and sisters as Atlanta Gas Light workers came into work that morning. The response from the workers was a true indicator of how ready the workers were to...
