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Executive Council Statement

It’s Our Time: An Economic Agenda for Working Women and Our Families

… union membership. While women’s workforce participation rate and educational attainment have risen, working women continue to make less than men, and are more likely to be in low-paying and part-time jobs. Wage stagnation, and the rising costs of … share of family responsibilities still rests on women’s shoulders. Too often, women end shifts at the workplace only to work a second shift at home. For working women, the union advantage is clear. With a union contract comes roughly 25% higher … individuals of all ages to buy into a public plan. Ultimately, we must adopt a single-payer system.  Women must have the right to control their own bodies and be free from violence, with no negative impact on their promotion at work or pension …
Blog

NLRB Gives a Union Yes to #GradUnion

… Yes, graduate students who work are WORKERS. The National Labor Relations Board has re-settled the question of whether graduate student workers are … Harvard, Cornell and the New School where graduate assistants are already organizing. Recognizing their work means their right to form a union is restored and they have access to the legal rights to form a union and negotiate over pay, benefits and …
Speech

Trumka to Alaska AFL-CIO Delegates: We Have Beaten Back The Worst—Now Let’s Demand The Best

… Thank you, Brother Vince [Beltrami]. It’s always good to be with you. You’re a good, good friend and one hell of a trade unionist. I’m proud to stand beside you. Whatever you … ahead. Massive investments in our infrastructure. Millions of good-paying jobs. A higher minimum wage. Equal pay for equal work. Labor law reform. We can win everything we need to build a better life. We have beaten back the worst—now let’s demand … has stolen our pay time and time again. He said outsourcing creates jobs. He rooted for the housing collapse. He supports right to work 100 percent. And he thinks Carl Icahn—who takes glee in killing our jobs and benefits—would make a good …
Speech

Trumka to SMART Business Agents: You Can Make the Difference

… Thank you, Brother Joe [Sellers] . It’s great to be with all of you in Chicago. Thank you for having me. Sisters and brothers, you and your members set the standard with … no matter what the cost. We wake our country up every single day, and we tuck her into bed at night. We don’t mind hard work. We do it with pride. We won’t be faced down or pushed around, and we will not be denied. The presidential election this … has stolen our pay time and time again. He said outsourcing creates jobs. He rooted for the housing collapse. He supports right to work 100 percent. Trump would cut taxes for the superrich and roll back common sense Wall Street reforms. The credit …