September 9, 2024
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Feingold: In supporting Ukraine, U.S. must push for worker rights
The Ukrainian government has been rolling back labor protections as the country presses on in its fight against Russia’s invasion, according to AFL-CIO International Director Cathy Feingold, who is calling on the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative to help ensure worker rights are central to Ukraine’s eventual rebuilding. “Anti-union tensions ... have been there, pre-war, and I think people are taking advantage of the current crisis to further erode workers’ rights,” Feingold told Inside U.S. Trade in an...
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