One year ago, I got fired for wearing a union button on my uniform.

A few weeks ago, the National Labor Relations Board finally ruled in my favor, but I’m still not back on the job.

AFT President Randi Weingarten released the following statement in response to the confirmation of Betsy DeVos as secretary of education:

DeVos' confirmation battle has a major silver lining: The public in public education has never been more visible or more vocal, and it is not going back in the shadows. This same public—from rural towns to urban centers, from liberals to conservatives—will now serve as a check and balance, and they will be fierce fighters on behalf of children. I am honored to be a soldier in that movement for children.

Update: AFL-CIO sent a letter to Senators opposing Gorsuch's nomination.

Judge Neil Gorsuch was nominated to fill the current vacancy on the Supreme Court. Soon the U.S. Senate will hold hearings on his nomination. In taking a deeper look at Gorsuch's record, there are quite a few rulings and writings that should concern working people. As a private lawyer and as a judge, he has aligned himself with the interests of Big Business, not the concerns of working families. He has ruled against protecting the health and safety of workers, made it harder to have discrimination-free workplaces and argued for corporations’ misconduct to be protected from correction by investors and consumers.

“I’m not going to lie. I didn’t want to go back,” said Shantel Walker about returning to work at the Papa John’s Pizza in New York City more than a year after being fired for her activism.