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A top national labor leader is touting a new multilateral trade deal, and says his union side much improved the Trump administration's initial proposal.

Have you ever been forced to sign a contract that prevents you from having your day in court if your employer commits wage theft, sexual harassment or discrimination or denies you overtime, forces you to work in unsafe working conditions or other workplace violations?

Until last week, Li Zilles was one of the many nameless and faceless contractors toiling in the bowels of the internet, providing online services that might have been mistaken for the work of artificial intelligence.

When the global economy shifted in the late 19th century, working people were the first to adapt. They moved to cities like Cincinnati, Cleveland, and Toledo, Ohio, and worked long hours in unsafe factories. They drove the Industrial Revolution and changed the nature of work forever.