Labor

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The head of the D.C. Metro rail system said that, in order to eliminate a budget shortfall, fares will be hiked and workers will be faced with layoffs. At the same time, Maryland, Virginia and District governments will have to pay more into the system. (Associated Press) **FILE**

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In this Oct. 26, 2016, photo, Aaron Rabinowitz poses for a picture in front of the freezer where his father died, at the family's Gelato Vero Caffe in San Diego. Rabinowitz's father, Henry Rabinowitz died inside the freezer in 2007. Experts say the deaths are preventable, but it's not likely the federal government will draw up any specific regulations dealing with freezers. One reason: They're more inclined to enforce broad rules for employers, such as making clear exits available. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

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ADVANCE FOR SATURDAY, OCT. 29, AND THEREAFTER – In this Oct. 19, 2016 photo, Mining engineer Henry "Hank" Zielinski overlooks a landscape of waste coal that his employer Northampton Fuel Supply is reclaiming, as he visits the site in Foster Township, Luzerne County, Pa. Coal waste discarded by miners of yesteryear wasn't useful for the furnaces of homes and factories of previous generations, but now mining engineers like Henry "Hank" Zielinski can extract fuel from waste coal. (Kent Jackson/Hazelton Standard-Speaker via AP)

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In this photo taken Oct. 24, 2016, the HealthCare.gov 2017 web site home page as seen in Washington. Consumers will have the least choice next year than at any time since the health insurance markets created by President Barack Obama’s overhaul opened, a new, county-level analysis for The Associated Press has found. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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President Obama signs executive orders to protect LGBT employees from federal workplace discrimination in the East Room of the White House on July 21, 2014. (Associated Press) **FILE**

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FILE - This June 11, 2013, file photo, shows the Comcast Corp. logo during The Cable Show 2013 convention in Washington. Comcast reports financial results Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2016. Comcast’s marriage with NBCUniversal foreshadows what can come from the kind of “vertical integration” that AT&T and Time Warner are attempting. There are potential marketplace and consumer harms, but also benefits to advertisers and subscribers. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

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In this Monday, Oct. 24, 2016, photo, Ralph Ogden, a lawyer and advocate for Colorado Amendment 69, bows during an invocation at a Rotary Club luncheon in Wheat Ridge, Colo. Ogden spoke to the group in favor of Amendment 69, which he helped write, and which would repeal the current health insurance system and make coverage universal. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

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In this Oct. 17, 2016, photo, Arc Human Services employees Tim Baer and Erik Jones wipe down drink and snack dispensers at the Washington City Police Department in Washington, Pa. Arc employees help stock different tourism brochure racks around the county. (Katie Roupe/Observer-Reporter via AP)

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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump points towards guests during an campaign event with employees at Trump National Doral, Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2016, in Miami. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

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Illustration on bad developments in health insurance rates by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

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FILE - In this July 23, 2015, file photo, a man walks past the Comcast Building in New York. AT&T is following in the footsteps of its rival Comcast in snapping up its own entertainment conglomerate. But what’s happened in the aftermath of Comcast’s purchase of NBCUniversal may cast a shadow on AT&T’s deal. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

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In this Thursday, Oct. 13, 2016 photo, Nicholas Novak poses for a photo in Lynwood, Ill. Novak, a part-time worker needed an operation and found out Medicaid would cover his $46,000 bill. The coverage was made eligible through Obama's Medicaid expansion. Medicaid has long been the stepchild of government health care programs. Now it's finally coming into its own, even as the 2016 presidential election could change its fate. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)

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Britney Corbett oversees a ninth-grade math at Washington Leadership Academy in Northeast D.C. The Washington Teachers' Union, which represents public school teachers in the nation's capital and is affiliated with the American Federation of Teachers, has voiced support for charter school unions. (The Washington Times/File)

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In this Jan. 11, 2013, file photo, the Social Security Administration's main campus is seen in Woodlawn, Md. More than 60 million retirees, disabled workers, spouses and children rely on monthly Social Security benefits. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

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Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks to supporters at a rally in support of Colorado Amendment 69, a ballot measure to set up the nation's first universal health-care system, on campus of the University of Colorado, in Boulder, Colo., Monday, Oct. 17, 2016. Amendment 69 would repeal the current health insurance system and make coverage universal. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

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Donald Trump supporter Peter Thiel co-founded Palantir Technologies, which is facing a Labor Department lawsuit accusing it of job discrimination. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

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Donald Trump continues to wage an aggressive campaign, and plans to continue. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnick)

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In this Nov. 6, 2016, file photo, California Gov. Jerry Brown, with students and teachers behind him, talks about Proposition 30 after voting in Oakland, Calif. Now, with the sales tax set to expire at the end of this year and income taxes on those who make more than $250,000 a year in 2019, the California Teachers Association and other labor unions want to keep the income taxes on the wealthy, which they say are again needed to “prevent $4 billion in cuts” to schools. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, file)