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… deserve dignity as their birthright, and that people of every race, religion, color and sexual orientation deserve access to the “American Dream.” This dream of equality, fairness, and opportunity – the dream of raising a family, of having a home, and making a decent living doing work that makes you proud – is the beacon that attracts aspiring citizens from around the world. That same dream – a dream … the sense of unrealized justice it left behind have been traumatic for many – particularly for those who have struggled to make their way in a stagnant and increasingly unequal economy. Trayvon’s death – and the subsequent trial – have reopened …

… larger battle for better trade policy continues.  The labor movement remains unified and resolute in its opposition to the corporate trade agenda. Global enterprises seeking to suppress wages, pollute the air and water and violate fundamental labor rights must no longer be the architects of U.S. trade policy.  Instead, trade policies must empower workers to organize and act collectively to ensure their work is safe, secure and fairly paid; that they have adequate access to training, education, healthcare and housing; and that …

… paid less than men for doing the same job while also facing systemic gender discrimination. This must end. We are proud to stand in solidarity with the U.S. Women’s National Team Players Association in its fight to be paid equitably and treated fairly. Women are paid less than men in nearly every occupation, even when controlling for … 58 cents and Latinas 53 cents. Women in sports are at the forefront of the struggle to achieve equal pay and respect at work. From ice hockey to surfing, from basketball to soccer, women are demanding fair treatment and calling out the sexist …

… A strong public education system is essential to the individual and collective well-being of our country and its people, and to the development of an informed and engaged … middle class society in the global economy.  The guarantee of access to a free and quality public education should be a right accorded to every child in this country.  Securing that guarantee should be a goal and a value that unites all … schools without regard to the investments that have not been made in those schools,  distract from the important work needed to strengthen public education, divide our communities and undermine public education, which is the institution …

… was the beginning of a career as a champion for nurses and patients. Converso cared for thousands of patients from 1973 to 2008. At the same time, she became deeply involved in building the New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA). To Converso, … After former UAN President Cheryl Johnson died in 2007, Converso succeeded her and was elected president in her own right the following year. In December 2009, the UAN joined with the California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing … during the long debate on health care reform. Converso understood just how urgent it was. "Our nurses see every day in our work the results of a health care system that allows far too many people to fall through the cracks at too great a cost," she …