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In this March 16, 2016, file photo, Trump Tower is seen in New York. Trump once hired a man convicted of trying to break a triple murderer out of prison to oversee residential operations inside Trump Tower. The man was later accused by former workers of perpetuating a cash-for-jobs scheme. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

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Employees were decked out in Luke's everyday uniform: flannel, a backwards baseball cap and an apron. (Julia Porterfield/The Washington Times)

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In this Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2016, photo, Olivia Colt, owner of catering company Salt & Honey, center, poses for photos as members of her cooking staff work in the kitchen in Berkeley, Calif. The campaign to give workers time off when they’re sick is picking up momentum. Before California enacted its law, Colt had given paid leave to her salaried managers as a way to retain employees in an industry with high turnover. Now, hourly employees get sick leave as well, accruing one hour for each 30 hours they work. Colt sees several benefits: She has less staff turnover, and her 20 workers take better care of their health. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

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Indiana Gov. Mike Pence "is the most conservative vice presidential nominee" in 50 years, according to the American Conservative Union. (Associated Press)

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"You've got this crazy system where all of a sudden 25 million more people have health care and then the people are out there busting it, sometimes 60 hours a week, wind up with their premiums doubled and their coverage cut in half," Bill Clinton said. "It's the craziest thing in the world." (Associated Press)

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Field office: Patrick Hanley retired on disability after being wounded in Iraq, only to face co-worker discrimination when he entered the federal workforce.

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This undated photo provided by Express Scripts shows Dr. Steve Miller, the chief medical officer of Express Scripts. Express Scripts runs prescription plans for employers and insurers that cover around 85 million people. It buys enough drugs to fill more than 1 billion prescriptions a year. (Barlow Productions/Express Scripts via AP)

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Otto Voit, the Republican nominee for Pennsylvania state treasurer, talks to a reporter and the editorial board of the Reading Eagle newspaper on Sept. 21, 2016, in Reading, Pa. In the Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016, general election, Pennsylvania voters will choose between Republican Otto Voit and Democrat Joe Torsella to serve a four-year term as state treasurer, an official who oversees the state Treasury Department, sits on boards of Pennsylvania’s two large public employee pension agencies and has a say in the state’s bond issues. (Bill Uhrich/Reading Eagle via AP)

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Employees fired for alleged abuse of disabled residents at Pueblo Regional Center blamed "paranormal activity" for the patients' injuries, according to a federal report. (KKTV)

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FILE - In this July 28, 2014 file photo, Yosemite National Park Superintendent Don Neubacher talks about the fire situation in El Portal, Calif. Neubacher is retiring after employees complained that he created a hostile workplace by allowing bullying, harassment and other misconduct, allegations also raised in other popular national parks, officials said Thursday, Sept. 29, 2016. (Mark Crosse /The Fresno Bee via AP, File)

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FILE - In this Sept. 11, 2012 file photo, parents of Chicago public school students, Carmen Brownlee, left, and, Latonya Williams, right, join striking CPS teachers on the picket line outside a School in Chicago. Teachers in the country's third-largest city have cranked up the heat in contract talks, threatening to go on strike in less than two weeks. The Chicago Teachers Union and school district officials are clashing over cost-of-living raises, pension contributions and health care costs in negotiations that have stretched into a second year. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)

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FILE - In this July 23, 2016 file photo, Barnsley assistant head coach Tommy Wright gestures. A British newspaper’s investigation into alleged corruption in English football has led to second coach getting fired, it was reported on Thursday, Sept. 29, 2016. Two days after Sam Allardyce lost his job as England manager following an undercover operation by the Daily Telegraph, second-tier club Barnsley fired its assistant coach Tommy Wright. (Jon Buckle/PA via AP, File)

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FILE - In this Sept. 21, 2016 file photo, Laborers' International Union of North America members and Culinary Union members walk by an inflatable figure depicting Donald Trump during a protest outside of the Trump International hotel, in Las Vegas. The unions were protesting what they say is an anti-union stance by the hotel. Union members are calling the public to boycott Republican presidential nominee Trump's businesses nationwide because he isn't negotiating a contract with the more than 500 eligible workers at his high-rise Las Vegas hotel. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

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FILE - In this Aug. 13, 2016, file photo, Buffalo Bills special teams and quality control coach Kathryn Smith works from the sideline during the second half of a preseason NFL football game against the Indianapolis Colts in Orchard Park, N.Y. In its report released Wednesday, Sept. 28,2 016, The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport gave the NFL its seventh consecutive A on racial hiring practices and a combined grade of B for hiring minorities and women. Dr. Richard Lapchick, the director of the institute, is the primary author of the report card that independently evaluates the NFL's racial and gender hiring practices at both league and team levels, (AP Photo/Bill Wippert, File)

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Documents show that California Attorney General Kamala Harris worked with senior members of the state chapter of Planned Parenthood to craft state bill AB 1671, which would make it illegal to secretly record conversations with health care providers. (associated press photographs)

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FILE - In this June 15, 2015 file photo, Dallas Police Chief David Brown briefs the media about a shooting at Dallas Police headquarters in Dallas. Still recovering from the July sniper attack that left five law enforcement officers dead, the Dallas Police Department is facing a new crisis as its pension fund approaches insolvency and scores of officers, including Brown announced their retirement. Brown will retire Oct. 22 after 33 years with Dallas police. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)

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Illustration on union leveraging against employers through safety inspections by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

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A work from Ron Hess Original Art shows a D.C. office building with only one worker in it. (Facebook)

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Lupe Sanchez, a retired school employee, applauds as the Seattle City Council unanimously approves a new law designed to give hourly retail and food-service workers more predictability in their scheduling, Monday, Sept. 19, 2016, in Seattle. The new law is designed to give hourly retail and food-service workers more predictability in their scheduling. The measure approved Monday afternoon requires that large employers schedule shifts 14 days in advance, pay workers extra for certain last-minute scheduling changes and offer hours to existing employees before hiring new staff, among other provisions. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

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Jason Falconer, who operates a firearms training facility and works part-time with the Avon Police Department. (Avon Police Department/St Cloud Times via AP)