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AFL-CIO's winners and losers of the week

WinnerSan Francisco Giants pitcher Madison Bumgarner, who has pledged to donate $500 for every strikeout this season to Helmets to Hard hats. So far his total is $19,000, after a nine-strikeout performance last week.

Runners-UpBirmingham workers, after they stood up and sued Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley (R) after he signed legislation preempting a local increase to the minimum wage.

LoserT-Mobile, after the Communications Workers of America (CWA) accused the company of creating a fake union to undercut the organizing efforts of employees.

Runners-Up: Employers that don't take the safety of working people seriously, after the AFL-CIO's annual Death on the Job report shows that an average of 150 workers died every day as a result of hazardous working conditions.

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