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Earlier this month, the Department of Labor released a less-than-stellar jobs report that sent politicians, economists and leaders in corporate America scrambling for answers. That report details an approximate 71% drop in job growth paired with a slight hike in unemployment, falling far below analyst expectations of a month-over-month boom. This prompted many “mainstream” or conservative pundits, along with Republican elected officials, to point toward a prime suspect: unemployment insurance. Their logic is simple: if people are getting paid to do nothing, they have no incentive to do a...

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Battle over tax hikes muddies the GOP's post-Trump push to be the party of the working class CNBC 5 hrs ago Christina Wilkie The battle over President Biden's economic recovery plan may undermine the Republican Party's attempt to rebrand itself as the party of the working class. Trump's presidency, the pandemic relief bills and recent GOP policy plans have all helped Republicans cement gains among working-class voters. But Biden's plan to raise taxes to fund blue-collar jobs and family benefits is pushing Republicans back into the position of defending corporate tax cuts and...

Aaron Favila / AP WASHINGTON (PAI)—From coast to coast, demands for passage of the PRO Act, the most pro-worker labor law overhaul in 86 years, will take center stage at May Day marches, teach-ins, and events, preceded by other pro-PRO Act actions that began on April 26. The AFL-CIO reports more than 700 events are planned, and that count may be low, as individual unions check in with their own marches and meetings. And five big Bay Area labor councils joined together for a May Day march in San Francisco. Add to those events and marches one big town hall, on May 2, People’s World and the...

Aaron Favila / AP WASHINGTON (PAI)—From coast to coast, demands for passage of the PRO Act, the most pro-worker labor law overhaul in 86 years, will take center stage at May Day marches, teach-ins, and events, preceded by other pro-PRO Act actions that began on April 26. The AFL-CIO reports more than 700 events are planned, and that count may be low, as individual unions check in with their own marches and meetings. And five big Bay Area labor councils joined together for a May Day march in San Francisco. Add to those events and marches one big town hall, on May 2, People’s World and the...