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Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Postdocs Form Union at Albert Einstein College of Medicine

… Working people across the United States have stepped up to help out our friends, neighbors and communities during these trying times. In our Service & Solidarity Spotlight series, … every day. Here’s today’s story. … Postdoctoral researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx voted 152 to 32 to form a union with the UAW . The new unit will represent about 230 workers. “Despite the fact that postdocs drive the … strongly for long-overdue improvements to workplace rights, benefits and family-friendly policies, and create a supportive work environment where our contributions are truly valued.” …
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Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Kalamazoo Planned Parenthood Workers Unionize

… Working people across the United States regularly step up to help out our friends, neighbors and communities during these trying times. In our Service & Solidarity Spotlight series, … story. … Workers at Planned Parenthood’s Kalamazoo Health Center became the first Planned Parenthood site in West Michigan to unionize . They will be represented by United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 951. They will start negotiating their first contract and they say union representation is a step in the right direction toward a lasting career. “I was happy to have a hand in organizing our clinic and to put my ‘yes’ vote in the …
Speech

Trumka Calls for New Supreme Court Direction at Yale Law School

… Trumka delivered the following remarks at Yale Law School on the future of the Supreme Court:  Good afternoon. It’s great to be back here at Yale. I want to thank the American Constitution Society for your hospitality. I look forward to taking … fairness, dignity and justice for all, one the Supreme Court could use a reminder of today. When it was time to go to work, I followed my father and grandfather into the mines. That’s what Trumka men did.  But I also went to law school at … between the costs of collective bargaining...and those of political activities.” No party in Knox , not even the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, which has been a relentless critic of public sector unions for half a century, …
Executive Council Statement

More than Just Education

… we want, the political positions we take, and the personal growth we prefer. And that is the fundamental job of unions: to open opportunities for working families. Working families recognize that quality public education is crucial to all … brains beat out politically or we can get in there . . . ." Americans want education, they want their public schools to work effectively for them, and they want to ensure that the financial resources are provided to meet the needs of all working … a policy by the FCC favoring universal access to the Internet for all classrooms and libraries in America is a step in the right direction. But, access is only a step. President Clinton put that step in this context: ". . . every 8-year old …
Speech

Trumka to Operating Engineers Convention: Building Is What the Labor Movement Does Best

… Thank you, Brother Jim [Callahan], for that very kind introduction. Good afternoon, brothers and sisters. It is so good to be with you today. We love the Operating Engineers! Every skyline is a reminder of your incredible professionalism. And … the stick. So how do we fix this rigged economy? The answer is simple: we rewrite the rules. And that means electing the right rulemakers. There is no denying it’s been an uphill battle. Brothers and sisters, we have many champions in the … to join IUOE Local 30. Welcome brothers and sisters! And speaking of Foxwoods, I want to thank you for all of your hard work to defeat the deceptively named Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act. I support tribal sovereignty. We all do. Here’s what I …
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Has the Supreme Court Shielded Us from Trump Administration Health Care Rules?

… is an important advance in civil rights, it may also undermine the Trump administration’s new health regulations designed to eliminate existing civil rights protections. … The AFL-CIO applauds the Supreme Court for its decision in Bostock v. Clay County . Our affiliates represent people in a broad array of work settings and organizational cultures. We believe a person should be judged by their actual performance on the job, not … The case also may have implications for work-based health coverage and other benefits. For example, employers may need to adjust group health plan coverage of gender dysphoria and related services, adjust benefits for same-sex and opposite-sex …
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Get to Know AFL-CIO's Affiliates: SAG-AFTRA

… and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) Mission :  SAG-AFTRA combines two great American labor unions, founded in the 1930s to fight for and secure the strongest protections for media artists. SAG-AFTRA was formed to preserve those hard-won rights … Manheim serves as secretary-treasurer, and SAG-AFTRA has seven vice presidents. Number of Members :  160,000. Members Work As :  Actors, announcers, broadcast journalists, dancers, DJs, news writers, news editors, program hosts, puppeteers, … were objectionable to actors, including salary limitations, licensing of agents by the producers, and giving studios a right of first refusal when a contract ended, thus limiting an actor’s bargaining power. In 1937, the American Federation of …
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Trumka to Postal Workers Convention: We’re Not Even Close to Done

… following remarks at the American Postal Workers Union 24th Biennial National Convention: Good morning, APWU! It’s great to be home in Pennsylvania! Brother Mark (Dimondstein), thank you for that introduction and for all that you do for working … It’s in your blood. From New York City to the most remote outposts of Alaska...for nearly two and a half centuries, your work has enabled that fundamental American idea...E pluribus unum...out of many, one. You are the best of our movement! You … service. You are government at its best—diligently serving the needs of all those who live and work here. So, when I hear right-wingers talk about breaking up the Post Office and selling it off to the highest bidder, I start to wonder...what don’t …
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Trumka Talks Economy and Jobs with House Blue Collar Caucus

… AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka met Wednesday with members of the House Blue Collar Caucus to talk about ways to work together to advance policies that lead to greater prosperity for working people. … Reps. Brendan Boyle (D-Pa.) and Marc … use the money raised to invest in jobs, health care and infrastructure. Caucus members also discussed ways to strike the right balance between jobs and the environment. Trumka made clear that this choice is not an “either/or” and that we …
Convention Resolution

Resolution 14: Renewing the Promise with Young Workers

… by young workers who are standing up and fighting for rights and a voice in the workplace. These workers, relatively new to the workforce and labor movement, are fighting back against economic injustice, and leading a new wave of the movement … ages 18–34—support unions. For too many young workers, the so-called American dream is an unattainable fantasy they will work toward but never realize. Decades of union-busting and labor cost cutting by employers have led to a dearth of good jobs … worker advocacy groups. • Support legislation to aid young worker efforts, e.g., — College athlete and graduate student right to organize — Student debt • Promote a nationwide push to engage high schoolers on the benefits of collective …