Will Thomas
Will Thomas
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President Obama believes that income inequality is one of the most pressing matters facing the nation. If we are going to be a country that provides ladders of opportunity and believes in a thriving middle class, then we have to raise the minimum wage.
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President Obama has made a minimum wage increase a focal point of his economic agenda.
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From the outset, the Obama administration has recognized that building a robust skills infrastructure means building strong partnerships with community colleges.
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Everything has changed in recent decades - the economy, technology, cultural attitudes, the demographics of the workforce, the role of women in society and the structure of the American family. It's about time our laws caught up. We watch 'Modern Family' on television, but we're still living by 'Leave It To Beaver' rules.
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On July 2, 1964, President Johnson signed into law the Civil Rights Act. Its enactment, following the longest continuous debate in the history of the U.S. Senate, enshrined into law the basic principle upon which our country was founded - that all people are created equal.
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I like to call the Department of Labor the Department of Opportunity, and that means opportunity for everyone - no matter whom you love.
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Union members not only earn higher median wages; they are more likely to have paid sick leave, short-term disability, and employer-provided child care. Giving people a voice at work - the ability to organize and negotiate for their fair share of the value they helped create - is absolutely essential to a growing, vibrant middle class.
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The Labor Department's Hall of Honor recognizes men and women - like Cesar Chavez, Helen Keller and the Workers of the Memphis Sanitation Strike - who have made invaluable contributions to the welfare of American workers.
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When we lift the wage floor, it not only betters the lives of those whose wages are directly affected, it also lifts the economy as a whole.
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Nobody who works 40 hours a week should have to live in poverty.
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The patriot's blood is the seed of Freedom's tree
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Tis distance lends enchantment to the view, and robes the mountain in its azure hue.
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The proud, the cold untroubled heart of stone, that never mused on sorrow but its own.
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And muse on Nature with a poet's eye.