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The family of Elaine Herzberg, 49, killed by a self-driving Uber vehicle in Arizona reached a settlement with Uber Technologies Inc.

Researchers at the University of Vermont found that black and Hispanic drivers in Vermont are more likely to be searched by police during traffic stops.

Researchers at the University of Vermont found that black and Hispanic drivers in Vermont are more likely to be searched by police during traffic stops.

Researchers at the University of Vermont found that black and Hispanic drivers in Vermont are more likely to be searched by police during traffic stops.

Make Your Easter Union-Made in America!

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Easter is this Sunday, so here is a list of union-made in America treats to fill an Easter basket and your holiday dinner table brought to you by the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor's resource site, Labor 411.

Easter candy

Cadbury Creme Eggs and other chocolate products
Dum Dums
Gimbal’s Gourmet Jelly Beans
Haviland Nonpareils
Jelly Belly
Laffy Taffy
Malted Milk Eggs (PAAS, Mighty Malts)
Marshmallow Peeps
Mike and Ike
Necco
Smarties
Tootsie Rolls and Pops
And don't forget to pick up a union-prepared Easter ham or lamb:

Appleton Farms ham
Black Forest ham
Butterball ham
Cook's ham 
Farmland Old Fashioned Pit Ham
Farmland Original Pit Ham
Fischer Meats lamb
Hormel Honey Roasted Ham
Tyson Foods ham
If you feel like doing a little egg dyeing, try these:

Alta Dena
Betty Crocker food coloring
Clover Sonoma
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Kenneth Quinnell
Thu, 03/29/2018 - 10:31

Russia violated an unwritten rule of espionage, officials say: No assassinations on foreign soil.

Say No to Poverty Policies: 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.

Worker Death Shines Spotlight on Disney's Poverty Policies: "As a result of the federal tax cut, Disney promised that its employees would get $1,000 bonuses. Disney offered the bonuses to most of its employees with no conditions. But for 41,000 union members in Orlando, Florida, and Anaheim, California, Disney is requiring them to agree to the company's contract proposals in order to get the bonus."

How Unions Carried Pennsylvania’s 18th District — and Why the DNC Should Be Paying Attention: "Rep.-elect Conor Lamb made national waves with an improbable win last week in Pennsylvania’s 18th Congressional District. He faced down $10 million in outside money funneled to his opponent by corporate and right-wing interests. He fought through a barrage of incessant, hyper-partisan attacks blanketing the airwaves. He was abandoned by his own party’s national infrastructure in a district that hadn’t elected a Democrat in...

Kansas officials plan to conduct a full audit of a water park's inspection records before it reopens this spring, a state official said Wednesday, after criminal charges were filed over the decapitation of a 10-year-old boy on the world's tallest waterslide there in 2016.

Kansas officials plan to conduct a full audit of a water park's inspection records before it reopens this spring, a state official said Wednesday, after criminal charges were filed over the decapitation of a 10-year-old boy on the world's tallest waterslide there in 2016.

The 10-year-old boy was killed on the park's water slide in 2016.