AFL-CIO gives thumbs down on Congress

Published April 13, 2017 3:07pm ET



The AFL-CIO, the nation’s largest labor federation, gave the Republican Congress a failing grade for its first 100 days, saying the GOP’s deregulatory zeal is undermining worker protections.

The federation was particularly incensed that it had rolled back so many rules that the AFL-CIO had lobbied former President Barack Obama’s administration to make.

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