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WASHINGTON—Highlighting stories from people who have benefited from 30 years of the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Biden administration’s Labor Department and its allies—including the nation’s unions—launched a new drive to convert the law to paid family and medical leave, with emphasis...

DECATUR, Ill. —Refusal by the giant food conglomerate Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) to negotiate a new contract, or even send someone to talk who has the power to make decisions, forced the 50 workers at its Decatur, Ill., cogeneration plant, all Teamsters Local 916 members, to strike.

WASHINGTON—In his State of the Union message to the Congress and the people Tuesday night, President Joe Biden faced many of the same fascist Republican lawmakers in the chamber who had backed an attempted coup to prevent him from taking office in January 2021.

EAST PALESTINE, Ohio —A fiery freight train wreck in East Palestine, Ohio, involving hazardous materials in tank cars, was a direct result of Norfolk Southern cost-cutting which led to little maintenance and an undiscovered safety problem, the top organization for rank-and-file railroaders says.

WASHINGTON—Harder than even Democratic President Joe Biden’s criticisms of right-wing House Republicans during his State of the Union address, Rep. Delia Ramirez, D-Ill.

ORLANDO, Fla.—By a 96%-4% margin, workers from six unions who toil at Disney resorts in Central Florida voted down the firm’s dollar-an-hour wage hike for each year of a proposed five-year contract.

WASHINGTON (PAI)—Surprising Wall Street’s stock casino, the U.S. economy claimed to add 517,000 jobs in January, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said. Even governments reported adding 74,000 workers, including 52,000 in state and local schools.

WASHINGTON —As if monster warehouse and retailer Amazon wasn’t oppressing its workers enough by fighting their organizing drives, now it’s in trouble for endangering them through unsafe and unhealthy working conditions. So said the Occupational Safety and Health Administration on Feb.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa —After being forced to strike for 175 days, the 120 workers at Ingredion, a manufacturer of industrial starches, won a new 4-year contract with a 15% raise while beating back company giveback demands. The workers ratified it overwhelmingly on Jan.

WASHINGTON—A coalition of progressive groups, led by More Perfect Union and Social Security Works, launched an online petition and ad campaign against the House’s ruling Republicans’ plans to force Social Security and Medicare cuts on millions of seniors. The Jan.