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A little-known fact about the Biden DOL: how strategically it used trade policy to strengthen labor rights worldwide. Former acting Labor Sec @juliesulabor.bsky.social details the admin’s global labor strategy and its push for a global middle class. Via @theprospect.bsky.social.

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If you're looking for the latest updates in progressive policy, give these folks a follow. These are challenging times, but our policy teams are laying the groundwork for our next moment. Join the conversation.

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Since 2021, over 530 Starbucks stores have voted to unionize—yet zero workers have a contract due to stalled negotiations. Now, the federal agency that helps resolve these kinds of disputes, the FMCS, has been gutted by the Trump admin. Lauren McFerran, former chair of the NLRB, explains.

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Last week, TCF hosted a historic gathering to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act. Officials who were on the front lines of implementing the ACA shared their insights. Jeanne Lambrew, TCF senior fellow, shares her highlights: bit.ly/ACA15recap

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To every single American who cares about the fundamental freedom of all workers to join a union: Last night’s executive order from the Trump administration was an attack on our rights. We will fight it with every fiber of our collective being.

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📢 Young people speak out! The Youth in Focus Myoral Forum is coming up on April 17 from 6 to 8 PM on Zoom. RSVP today: bit.ly/3FUklUV

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Young New Yorkers: This is your chance to ask mayoral candidates the questions that matter. Join Next100 and the @tcfdotorg.bsky.social for the Youth in Focus Forum on April 17 from 6-8 pm on Zoom and make your voice heard. RSVP here: youthinfocus.eventbrite.com #NYCYouthForum

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“The goal back then was to establish that here in America, healthcare is not just a privilege — it’s a right. And thanks to so many of you, we’ve taken a big step in the right direction.” – President Obama

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We were honored to be joined via video by @barackobama.bsky.social to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act—and, as the president says, keep building on and improving the ACA until quality, affordable health coverage is a reality for all.

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Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi on the ACA’s 15th Anniversary and defending Medicaid: “72 million in our country depend on Medicaid. People think of it as a poor children's initiative—which would be justification enough—but it's a middle income benefit.” @pelosi.house.gov

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Starting now: "ACA@15: Lessons for Health Reform" feat. Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi, video remarks from President Obama, and expert panels on the Affordable Care Act's successes and its future. Tune in: bit.ly/ACA15live

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The Women’s Bureau has, for a century, documented hardships for women at work and the result has been a better workplace for everyone. If Republicans and Trump have their way, it will cease to exist. A cruel irony as we mark #EqualPayDay, via @gaylegoldin.bsky.social.

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“We need to stop DIYing child care. We need to actually have structural answers instead of just relying on every family for themselves.” TCF's Julie Kashen (@kashenj.bsky.social) sits down with @wamu.org to discuss parenting and the economy. #EqualPayDay the1a.org/segments/the...

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🚨 It's a big day at TCF! 📉 UI expert @aimstettner.bsky.social testifies before @democrats-edworkforce.house.gov today at 10:15 AM ET. 🏦 Gayle Goldin on #EqualPayDay: new piece dropping soon. 🏥 And did we mention ACA@15 is LIVE today at 2 PM ET feat. Speaker Pelosi & President Obama? Stay tuned.

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Join us for "ACA@15: Lessons for Health Reform" on Tuesday, March 25! Livestream starts at 1:55 PM ET: bit.ly/ACA15live The event will feature a keynote from @pelosi.house.gov, video remarks from @barackobama.bsky.social, and insights from key leaders behind the Affordable Care Act.

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How far will Trump go in threatening colleges? Here are the threats via accreditation www.chronicle.com/article/how-...

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US policymakers need to face facts: it’s too soon to write the epitaph for the Axis of Resistance. Axis groups like Hezbollah and the Houthis have been diminished, but retain significant local power as a decentralized network, argue @veenaa.bsky.social and @tcambanis.bsky.social in a new report. 1/3

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Have no doubt about it, the administration's EO to dismantle the department of education will harm the most vulnerable students and communities. There is a reason for a federal civil rights education agency.

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The pandemic had a lasting impact on children’s development and on the child care sector. Kendra Hurley interviewed five experts, including TCF senior fellow Julie Kashen (@kashenj.bsky.social), about how COVID-19 transformed child care and early learning.

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For over 30 years, college students have been assured that their student loan debts would eventually be forgiven if they made regular income-based payments. This promise is now at risk due to legal challenges to the SAVE plan, via @bobshireman.bsky.social—who helped write the original legislation.

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In recognition of Women’s History Month, this afternoon we gathered community leaders from across CA-10 for a women’s leadership roundtable to discuss issues facing women in the Bay Area and across the country, progress made to advance gender equity, and the work still ahead (1/2).

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On March 17, 2023, @governorwalz.mn.gov signed the Free School Meals for Kids Act into law, providing free meals to all of the nearly 900,000 public school students in the state. “While other states were banning books from their schools, we were banishing hunger from ours.” #OnThisDay

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"Linguistic integration of a school is not always and automatically coterminous with racial and/or socioeconomic integration." tcf.org/content/repo...

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House Republicans' plan to slash SNAP by $230 billion would impact 43 million Americans, including 1 in 5 children. Learn more: bit.ly/GOPSnapCuts

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“We starve ourselves so our children can eat properly.” – A parent in Indiana, on why tariffs will make the cost of food and child care even higher for struggling families.

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The Department of Education helps kids get access to a quality public education. Gutting the department would jeopardize the futures of millions of kids, working families, and the programs they rely on. We will fight back against this billionaire power grab by DOGE.

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TCF education experts speak out against the mass layoffs at the Dept. of Education: "The individuals receiving layoff notices weren’t bureaucrats—they were the frontline defenders of our children’s rights and qualified experts in education, research, law, and policy."

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Last month, Trump administration officials at the Dept. of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) sent a Dear Colleague Letter to the nation’s colleges and universities. This letter is an attempt to bully colleges into abandoning diversity initiatives that make campuses better institutions.

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Andrew Stettner, unemployment insurance expert at The Century Foundation, on this week’s labor market: “As in other periods of early economic uncertainty, the labor market is the final shoe to drop in times of stress: And today’s unemployment report shows that the job market is holding up—so far.”

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Today is the 35th anniversary of the Capitol Crawl, when disabled activists protested in support of the ADA. To this day, it is the longest sit-in at a federal building in U.S. history. Now, their legacy—Section 504 of the ADA—is under threat, via @kingsfloyd.bsky.social. tcf.org/content/comm...

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"It’s time to call the administration’s Department of Education-slashing efforts what they are: the capstone of a comprehensive effort to defund public schools," writes TCF's @conorpwilliams.bsky.social.

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Half of American children participate in SNAP at some point in their childhood. Learn more: bit.ly/GOPSnapCuts

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🚨 House Republicans’ plan to slash food assistance is even worse than it seems. Rachel West (@rwest817.bsky.social) breaks down how deep SNAP cuts would take food from millions of children, hurt rural families, devastate farmers, and shrink the economy. Learn more: bit.ly/GOPSnapCuts

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The Trump admin can’t shut down the Department of Education outright—that would require an act of Congress. But they’re determined to gut it as much as possible, with consequences that could be devastating for students and families. Here’s what that could look like. tcf.org/content/comm...

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EXCLUSIVE: Just over half of U.S. voters say K-12 schools should be off-limits for immigration enforcement, a question that's been thrust into the national conversation amid the Trump administration's immigration crackdown.

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Just over half of U.S. voters support keeping ICE off K-12 school grounds, according to a new poll by The Century Foundation and Morning Consult. "Access to a free, safe, and quality public education is a cornerstone of our nation," says TCF's @alevazquezbaur.bsky.social via @axios.com.

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🚨 NEW: The Department of Education has announced plans to lay off half its staff. As expected, this is a devastating blow to already understaffed and underfunded programs, putting Pell Grants, federal student loans, civil rights protections, and extra supports for students with disabilities at risk.

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The Trump admin can’t shut down the Department of Education outright—that would require an act of Congress. But they’re determined to gut it as much as possible, with consequences that could be devastating for students and families. Here’s what that could look like. tcf.org/content/comm...

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My new piece for @tcfdotorg.bsky.social digs into the ways tariffs on Canada and Mexico can harm the child care sector, which is already in a precarious position amidst high costs for families and low wages for early educators that have led to staffing shortages. tcf.org/content/comm...

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NEW: Trump’s anti-DEIA executive orders are taking higher ed & the workforce backward. What do these EOs mean for students, workers & innovation? Read TCF’s latest analysis by Jordan Nellums and Michelle Burris.

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"What an honor to march alongside so many legends today across the Edmund Pettus Bridge. On the 60th anniversary of Bloody Sunday, the collective energy was powerful. We’ve overcome challenges before, and we can persevere once again through collective community action." —Michelle Burris, TCF Fellow

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“It’s not enough to be anti-racist. We have to be pro-Black.” This week, @juliesulabor.bsky.social joined the #DemocracyAlliance for a discussion on racial justice and Alabama’s civil rights legacy. Thank you to the DA for another powerful convening.

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“The steady, stable growth of the last four years has had enough strength to continue into 2025. With Donald Trump’s illegal mass terminations of federal workers and mass deportation policy, things will get worse if they stay the course.” [email protected], former Acting Secretary of Labor

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🚨 BIG NEWS: A federal judge has ruled that President Trump’s firing of NLRB Member Gwynne Wilcox was unlawful—and she must be allowed to return to her duties as a member of the Board.

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"The Trump administration published an executive order on Saturday, 'Designating English as the Official Language of The United States.' This new policy is bad for kids, bad for the U.S.’s immigrant integration system, and bad for our economic present and future," writes @conorpwilliams.bsky.social.

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It's no secret the cost of child care has skyrocketed to unsustainable levels. Child care advocates in a growing number of states and localities are using ballot measures to increase public funding for child care. Here are the top six ways to build an effective ballot measure.

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