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  'War on Workers': Unions Denounce GOP Efforts to Undo Pro-Labor Biden Rules "It is absolutely critical that those who want to stand with workers do so united in their opposition to these attacks on pro-worker rulemaking." Nearly 50 labor organizations representing a wide range of U.S. workers—from teachers to letter carriers to mine workers—are urging members of Congress this week to oppose Republican efforts to roll back a slew of Biden administration rules aimed at protecting the nation's workforce from abusive employers and unscrupulous Wall Street investors. Led by the AFL-CIO, the country's largest federation of labor unions, the groups sent a  letter  to lawmakers on Tuesday warning about the GOP's attempted use of the  Congressional Review Act  (CRA) to overturn pro-worker rules enacted by the Department of Labor and other U.S. agencies. Since it became law in 1996, the CRA has been used to overturn just 20 federal rules, with 16 of those rolled b...

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