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Southeast Minnesota Area Labor Council, AFL-CIO Commends Counties that Vote to Accept New Refugees

Rochester, MN (January 17, 2020) - The Southeast Minnesota Area Labor Council commends the county boards of Blue Earth, Fillmore, Goodhue, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Rice, and Steele counties for voting in favor of accepting new refugees.

17, Jan, 2020

A Letter to American Graduates

Congratulations, and welcome to the American workforce! Many years of work and school brought you to this new place of early mornings, long hours and way too much coffee. You’re probably a little worried, and that’s okay.

16, Jan, 2020

Trump's Trade Deal with China Won't Give Many U.S. Companies Relief, As Most Tariffs Will Remain

From the Rust Belt to the Pacific Northwest and from the Gulf Coast to Niagara Falls, the outlook could not have been brighter for American chemical companies. Then President Trump nearly two years ago launched his trade war with China.

14, Jan, 2020

CES: What Mattered to Hollywood

Deepfakes, artificial intelligence, de-aging technology and their impact on actors and the workforce was discussed and debated at SAG-AFTRA and AFL-CIO’s 2nd annual Labor Innovation and Technology Summit, held on the opening day of CES.

12, Jan, 2020

Ivanka Trump's Future of Work Isn't for Workers

Ivanka Trump took the stage at CES on Tuesday to muted reception. Forty minutes later, she left to robust applause. No surprise, maybe, given the uncontroversial theme: The US needs to prepare workers for the future. At a technology-focused show, that’s not exactly a hard sell.

07, Jan, 2020

Two Years After Trump Tax Cuts, Middle-Class Americans Are Falling Behind

Income for middle-class Americans is growing more slowly than for both top earners and the poor, according to the Congressional Budget Office. The analysis comes two years after President Donald Trump enacted the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, a major overhaul in the nation's tax laws billed by the White House as a boon for the middle class.

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