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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)
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California State University Los Angeles honored the demands of its Black Student Union and created segregated housing. (Facebook, Cal State Los Angeles)
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Bob Dole
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Illustration on Labor Day and the rights of workers by M. Ryder/Tribune Content Agency
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In this Tuesday, July 19, 2016, file photo, Raisa Rickie waits in line to apply for a job with Aldi at a job fair in Miami Lakes, Fla. On Friday, Sept. 2, 2016, the U.S. government issues the August jobs report. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky) ** FILE **
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European Union Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager speaks during a media conference at EU headquarters in Brussels on Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2016. The European Union says Ireland has given illegal tax benefits to Apple Inc. and must now recover the unpaid back taxes from the U.S. technology company, plus interest. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
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Illustration on the destructive effects of the $15 minimum wage by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times
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Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton has said she would cap day care expenses at 10 percent of a family's income and increase wages for industry workers to prevent high turnover rates. (Associated Press)
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Even if rates rise 25 percent, most of those who buy insurance plans on the federal HealthCare.gov website will be able to shop for less-costly plans and, thanks to assistance from taxpayer subsidies, will be able to pay much less than the sticker price. (Associated Press)
