State of the Unions Address
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CEOs are rushing to incorporate artificial intelligence (AI) into their businesses while worker wages fall behind.
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Studios have used the transition to streaming to cut writer pay and separate writing from production, worsening working conditions for writers at all levels. Say you support the striking workers and think they should get a fair deal.
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September 26, 2023
Throughout Hispanic Heritage Month, the AFL-CIO will be profiling leaders and activists to spotlight the diverse contributions Hispanics and Latinos have made to the labor movement. Today's profile features Ricardo Sanchez of the Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT).
September 26, 2023
In an effort to get a new contract, hundreds of workers at Wrigley Field could walk off the job this weekend. The members of UNITE HERE Local 1, voted by an overwhelming majority to authorize a strike. More than 700 union members work as bartenders, cashiers, cooks, dishwashers, suite runners and warehouse workers at Wrigley Field. They are seeking a $20 per hour minimum wage, expanded health care coverage and a pension.
September 25, 2023
Throughout Hispanic Heritage Month, the AFL-CIO will be profiling leaders and activists to spotlight the diverse contributions Hispanics and Latinos have made to the labor movement. Today's profile features Cynthia Rivera-Havard of the Communications Workers of America (CWA).