Today, women make just 77 cents for every dollar made by a man for equal work, about $434,000 over their careers. Sponsors of the reintroduced Paycheck Fairness Act, Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.) and Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.), say the proposed bill will help  close that gap . The pair has introduced the bill several times in recent years, but Republicans have been able to block action  on the bill, most recently last summer with a Senate filibuster.

The National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB’s) modest, common-sense proposed rule to remove roadblocks  for workers who want to vote on whether to form a union has drawn praise from working men and women, political leaders and activists around the country.