Elizabeth Warren Says Economy Is ‘Rigged’ Against Workers

WASHINGTON — With a celebrity assist from Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), the AFL-CIO union federation hosted what it billed as a national summit on raising wages in D.C. on Wednesday, making its case for progressive labor policies to reduce U.S. income inequality. The union group and its high-profile guests, including Labor Secretary Tom Perez, laid out some familiar liberal prescriptions for shared prosperity, including a higher minimum wage, mandated paid leave for workers and more robust collective bargaining. But the main draw of the event at Gallaudet University was clearly… Read more…