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National
American Rescue
Signed into law March 11, a year after COVID was declared a pandemic, the $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill took effect almost immediately.
National
How the COVID relief bill saves union pensions
The just-passed COVID relief bill will rescue and restore over 100 declining union pension plans.
Workers Rights
House re-passes the PRO Act
The U.S. House passed the PRO Act—labor’s top priority—March 9. Five Republicans joined all but one Democrat voting yes.
National
New COVID relief bill passes Congress, signed by president
A new round of aid is headed to jobless workers, struggling businesses and to people who are doing just fine.
National
Democrats–and Herrera-Beutler–vote to cut drug prices
The bill allows Medicare to negotiate with drug companies to get lower prices on insulin and single-source brand-name drugs that don’t have generic version.
National
Congress looks at failing multi-employer pensions
One solution, favored by many Democrats, is to have the Treasury step in to help.
National
GOP finalizes tax cuts
The newly passed law contains the biggest corporate tax cut in history, and nearly all its benefits go to the richest Americans.
National
GOP Congress to states: Stop helping workers save for retirement
Five states, including Oregon, are setting up low-fee retirement accounts for workers without any employer-sponsored plan.
