Labor

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The federal website where consumers can sign up for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act is shown on a computer screen in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 1, 2018. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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Local Palestinian staff for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency package rice, lentils and chickpeas for refugee families to be distributed in Gaza City. The international agency is one of the biggest employers in an area where the jobless rate is 44 percent. (Photograph by Laura Kelly/The Washington Times)

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"Allowing the health care coverage gap to persist any longer is not an option," said Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter. His constituents agree — 6 in 10 support Medicaid expansion. (Associated Press)

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Save the European Union Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

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Illustration on robot workers by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

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Illustration on economic security by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

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In this Feb. 11, 2005, file photo, trays of printed Social Security checks wait to be mailed from the U.S. Treasury's Financial Management services facility in Philadelphia. Tens of millions of Social Security beneficiaries and other retirees can expect an increase in benefits next year as inflation edges higher. The government announced a cost-of-living adjustment of 2.8 percent on Thursday. That would mean an extra $39 a month for the average retired worker. (AP Photo/Bradley C. Bower, File)

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Illustration on the future of U.S. health insurance law by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

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John Boardman, executive secretary-treasurer of Unite Here, Local 25, addresses D.C. hotel workers and other union members after the D.C. Council gave preliminary approval to legislation to limit Airbnb rentals on Oct. 2, 2018. He called the vote a victory. (Photo by Julia Airey / The Washington Times)

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Hillary Clinton speaks at the Geisinger's National Healthcare Symposium in Danville, Pa., Thursday, Nov. 9, 2017. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

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In this Monday, Aug. 8, 2016, photo, Caroline Pond, who serves as sous chef, server and bartender, talks with customers to their table at Park Kitchen restaurant in Portland, Ore. A small but growing number of restaurants are doing away with the tipping model that has long been the norm in the U.S. in an effort to even disparate pay among restaurant staff, as well as a means to cope with rising minimum wages and other industry changes. (AP Photo/Don Ryan)

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Illustration on pention savings plans for government employees by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

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Women quickly responded to Rosie the Riveter, who convinced them that they had a patriotic duty to enter the workforce. Some claim that she forever opened the work force for women, but others dispute that point, noting that many women were discharged after the war and their jobs were given to returning servicemen. These critics claim that when peace returned, few women returned to their wartime positions and instead resumed domestic vocations or transferred into sex-typed occupations such as clerical and service work.

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In a proclamation, President Trump revealed his admiration for the U.S. workforce. He also said he's open to talking to labor organizations. speaks on trade at Granite City Works Steel Coil Warehouse, Thursday, July 26, 2018, Granite City, Ill. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) (Associated Press)