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US TRADE unions will freeze their contributions to federal candidates “until further notice,” federation AFL-CIO warned politicians on Wednesday.
Its intention is to channel funds into the intensifying battle to stop or at least help shape a proposed free-trade agreement being negotiated by the US and other nations that border the Pacific Ocean.
The unions are battling legislation going through Congress to fast-track negotiations over the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership through the House and Senate.
The fatal shooting of Alex Pretti, a registered nurse and union member, has sparked nationwide protests and renewed calls from National Nurses United to dismantle Ice and related agencies, says MARK GRUENBERG
The plot to build a lavish Dubai-style luxury development where the rich can sun themselves on top of the mass graves of thousands is one of the most bizarre and twisted ideas to come out of the genocide in Gaza, writes ROGER McKENZIE
Trump’s cruel Bill will deprive millions of essential medical support while escalating deportations and rewarding the super-rich, writes LINDA PENTZ GUNTER