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      Machaela Cavanaugh

      'I Will Burn the Session to the Ground' Over Anti-Trans Bill, Says Nebraska Democrat

      "If you want to inflict pain upon our children, I am going to inflict pain upon this body," said state Sen. Machaela Cavanaugh, who has filibustered for three weeks to block a proposed ban on gender-affirming care for youth.

      Julia Conley
      Mar 15, 2023

      The Nebraska state Senate's 90-day legislative session reached its halfway point on Wednesday, but not a single bill has been passed yet thanks to a filibuster that was begun three weeks ago by state Sen. Machaela Cavanaugh in a bid to stop Republicans from "legislating hate" against transgender children across the state.

      Cavanaugh (D-6) was horrified to see an anti-transgender rights bill advance to the Senate floor in late February and was determined to keep it from passing into law, as at least nine other anti-LGBTQ+ bills have in state legislatures so far this year.

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      JBS Foods

      'Horrendous': Labor Dept Accuses Company of Employing Dozens of Children at Slaughterhouses

      "Taking advantage of children, exposing them to workplace dangers--and interfering with a federal investigation--demonstrates Packers Sanitation Services Inc.'s flagrant disregard for the law and for the wellbeing of young workers," said the Labor Department.

      Julia Conley
      Nov 11, 2022

      A federal judge on Thursday granted a nationwide injunction against an industrial cleaning company, ordering the company to end its use of "oppressive child labor" after an investigation found it was employing dozens of children as young as 13--some of whom were injured while working in meatpacking facilities.

      The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) requested the injunction in a complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska after completing an investigation of Packers Sanitation Services, Inc. (PSSI) that began in late August.

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      Workers protest low wages in Washington, D.C.

      'Congress Needs to Get the Message': Nebraskans Vote to Raise Minimum Wage to $15 an Hour

      "Voters did the right thing for workers and businesses," said one Nebraska business owner. "Raising the minimum wage will help our state build a stronger workforce and economy."

      Jake Johnson
      Nov 09, 2022

      Nebraskans voted Tuesday to incrementally raise the state's minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2026 as corporate price hikes continue to eat into workers' paychecks and the federal wage floor remains stuck at a paltry $7.25.

      The ballot measure, known as Initiative 433, succeeded by a vote of 58.2% to 41.8% despite opposition from influential corporate lobbying groups in the state, including the Nebraska Chamber of Commerce.

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