Labor

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Protestors gather to have the minimum wage raised to $15 an hour in front of a McDonald's in Flint, Michigan. (AP Photo/The Flint Journal, Jake May)

Artist Gilbert Baker, designer of the Rainbow Flag, holds a "Boycott Homophobia" banner before the start of the St. Patrick's Day parade in March. Three Irish gay groups are applying to be in the parade after a gay broadcast-employees group was approved. (Associated Press)

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Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert A. McDonald has touted his early success in the department, including hiring 53 more staff in Phoenix, contacting almost 300,000 veterans to get them off wait lists and proposing disciplinary action for three senior executive service employees at the Phoenix facility. (Associated Press)

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Workers stand on scaffolding set up during ongoing repairs to the U.S. Capitol Dome, Washington, D.C., Monday, September 8, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Rich Guse of the College Place, Washington, Fire Department works a wildfire site. (associated press/walla walla union-bulletin)

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Tucson, Arizona, ranks as the top city in a list of cities with the happiest retirees on grandparents.com.

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Union soldiers built the Henry Hill Monument in Manassas, Virginia, to commemorate those who died during the First Battle of Bull Run. The monument was dedicated on June 13, 1865.

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Former Revel Hotel Casino employees, Fatuma Kamara holds her 11-month-old baby Mussa as she gets help from Kristanna Brown as she files for unemployment benefits Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2014, in Atlantic City, N.J. (AP Photo/Mel Evans) **FILE**

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This undated photo provided by CVS Health, a CVS store employee removes tobacco products from the store shelves in East Greenwich, R.I. (AP Photo/CVS Health)

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In this Jan. 3, 2013 photo, a "Pension Promise" sign is seen as Illinois state union members and supporters rally in support for fair pension reform in the at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield Ill. Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn announced what could be a significant advance on pension reform, saying the powerful House speaker was willing to forgo the dicey issue of teachers retirement costs in order to fix the worst-in-the-nation pension deficit. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)

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Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis (left) registers for her ballot during a strike authorization vote at a high school in Chicago in 2012. Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn pushed through legislation aimed at overhauling the pension fund last year, but organized labor brought a court challenge to stymie that process. (Associated Press)

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UNION SHOP: Volkswagen wants to implement labor policies, which have made Germany an economic powerhouse, at U.S. plants. (associated press)

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National Edition News cover for September 1, 2014 - VW brings German ethic to U.S.: FILE - In this June 12, 2013, file photo, workers assemble Volkswagen Passat sedans at the German automaker's plant in Chattanooga, Tenn. Workers at the plant will decide in a three-day vote Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014, whether they want to be represented by the United Auto Workers union. (AP Photo/Erik Schelzig, file)

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AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka said that having millions of illegal aliens living in the shadows and haunted by fear of deportation makes them vulnerable to exploitation by employers. "Those undocumented workers are used to drive down wages for every American" and have created "a major drag on our economy." (Associated Press)

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FILE - In this July 31, 2012, file photo, an employee works on a Passat sedan at the Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tenn. Friday, Feb. 28, 2014, marks the end of the two-week period within which U.S. Sen. Bob Corker promised Volkswagen would announce another line at its factory in Tennessee if workers there rejected representation by the United Auto Workers union. So far there's little sign of any pending announcement. (AP Photo/Erik Schelzig, File)

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National Edition News cover for August 30, 2014 - AFL-CIO won't endorse any Democrat with Obama economic team: AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka speaks at a news conference Thursday, March 27, 2014, in Philadelphia. Americans United for Change has a scheduled 11 state bus tour advocating for an increase in the minimum wage from $7.25 to $10.10 an hour. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

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Sen. Tom Coburn says federal seasonal and temporary workers were included on rosters — thereby sidestepping Obamacare penalties. (Associated Press)

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FILE - This photo taken April 28, 2014 shows the Phoenix VA Health Care Center in Phoenix. The Department of Veterans Affairs says investigators have found no proof that delays in care caused any deaths at a VA hospital in Phoenix, deflating an explosive allegation that helped expose a troubled health care system in which veterans waited months for appointments while employees falsified records to cover up the delays. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

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Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert A. McDonald told veterans at the American Legion conference that he would effect real cultural change and ensure every employee made veterans the top priority at the department. (Associated Press)

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1st Lt. Alonzo Cushing (left) poses with other Union troops during the Civil War. Cushing is expected to be awarded the Medal of Honor nearly 150 years after he died defending a Union position during Pickett's Charge at Gettysburg. (Wisconsin Historical Society via Associated Press)