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Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Hartford Courant Reporters Ratify First Union Contract

… 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, … another 3% raise next year, protections for existing 401(k) matches, job security initiatives, just-cause provisions to prevent arbitrary discipline and termination, a grievance and arbitration process involving a third-party for disputes, … co-chair of the guild. “This contract took five long years to complete and was accomplished only through the diligent work of our bargaining leaders, particularly former Courant reporter Daniela Altimari and sports reporter Lori Riley. They …
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Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Thousands More Nevada State Employees Win Union Election

… 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, … Education institutions and more. This election victory almost doubles the size of Local 4041, increasing their power to deliver victories for these critical public sector workers. “We see the benefits of having a union contract and voice on the job; that’s why we’ve organized as AFSCME and voted to have union representation. I’m excited tech workers now get to join our fellow AFSCME members at the bargaining table this …
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Worker Wins: The Priceless Value of Having a Union Contract

… After five years of negotiations with Alden Global Capital, journalists at eight Tribune publications voted overwhelmingly to ratify a historic first contract . The two-year contract includes raises, maintenance of existing employer 401K matches … deal and a grievance was filed immediately while workers gathered thousands of petition signatures calling for PMA to do right by its dedicated workers. All this coordinated pressure paid off late last month when Philly Cultural Workers United … increases of 33%, a functional grievance procedure, protections for transgender workers and much more. “Through the hard work of the entire bargaining committee, we have shown all of our coworkers the priceless value of having a union contract. …
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Trumka to SMART: Change Comes From Standing Together in Unions

… we can all learn a lot from SMART’s experience.  In an era where mergers are few and far between, this union found a way to come together and combine forces, building SMART into the powerhouse that it is today. It wasn’t easy. The Sheet Metal … commitment to providing disaster relief within 24 hours is a model for the entire labor movement. Your capital strategies work exposed CBRE’s blatant misuse of mandatory arbitration. And your member to member substance abuse and mental health … I will spend a good deal of my time here today focusing on the future. But I simply cannot ignore what is happening right now. The recent mass slaughter of innocent life in El Paso and Dayton is weighing heavy on my heart. It was less than …
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Worker Wins: What We Deserve

… professional sports and affirms what workers in unions can accomplish when we stand together….The AFL-CIO is beyond proud to count the NWSLPA among its Sports Council and affiliate unions, and we look forward to continuing to support the NWSL … in our labor laws to hold corporate lawbreakers accountable and ensure working Mainers are paid fully for an honest day’s work.” NLRB Rules in Favor of NPEU Over Member’s Illegal Termination : The Nonprofit Professional Employees Union (NPEU) is … Labor Relations Act by denying NPEU member Kate Oh a transfer and discharging her in retaliation for exercising her right to engage in protected concerted activities. As a remedy, the judge ordered the ACLU to offer her reinstatement and to …
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Shuler: Detroit Is Union Strong

… following remarks by video for the Metro Detroit AFL-CIO Convention: I’m Liz Shuler, president of the AFL-CIO. It’s good to be with you, even if it is by video. Thank you so much to Daryl [Newman] and James [Dennis] and my fellow IBEW sister Jeanette [Bradshaw] for your leadership…and the entire Metro Detroit team for your hard work and dedication. The work you’ve done and continue to do has a ripple effect and affects so many lives. Like at the … workplace discrimination and inequities for women and people of color. [Pause] We are in a critical moment.   What we do right now will determine if we keep pro-worker champions like Governor Whitmer in office. If we keep our pro-worker edge in …
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Shuler: Solidarity Is Needed to Combat Climate Change

… AFL-CIO, representing 56 unions and over 12 million workers and their families in the United States. I am deeply honored to be with all of you at the third Vatican Dialogue on combating climate change. Thank you Cardinal Turkson and the … workers were at those tables that the Paris Agreement itself calls for a just transition and the creation of decent work and the International Labor Organization Just Transition Guidelines make clear the need for social dialogue.   … Our values should inform our policy making. And solidarity is at the heart of our lived experience.   As we are meeting right now, the working people I’m honored to represent are living with and responding to the changing climate—fighting forest …
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Led by Labor: Earned Sick Days Becomes Law

… earned sick days policy into law. The result is that more than 1 million workers in New Jersey will no longer have to choose between their health and their paycheck. … “The passage of Earned Sick Days perfectly demonstrates the values of the labor movement—to stand up for workplace safety, fair and equal treatment, respect on the job, and the right to a collective voice,” stated New Jersey State AFL-CIO President Charles Wowkanech. “As with today’s victory, labor’s …
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Trumka to United Steelworkers: Power and Hope are Rising

… Thank you, Brother Leo [Gerard] , for that kind introduction. Thank you for inviting me to your convention. It’s good to be here with this important, ground-breaking, and powerful union. This is truly, as your … teachers like Rebecca Taksel make up a majority of university faculty in the United States—about 75%. And those teachers work hard. Rebecca gives her students a quality education. Rebecca told me she sometimes asks herself, “Why am I doing this?” … Here’s why I’m telling you this: The biggest story in America is the great wealth divide, and what we’re doing to make it right. That’s the new story in America! People everywhere are starting to understand themselves as workers. People all across …
Legislative Testimony

Testimony of Thea Mei Lee, Deputy Chief of Staff of the AFL-CIO, Before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade China's Indigenous Innovation Trade and Investment Policies: How Great a Threat?

… Chairman Royce and Ranking Member Sherman, Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for inviting me to testify today on behalf of the twelve and a half million working men and women of the AFL-CIO on China’s indigenous … lagging counterparts in other countries. This is already underway in the clean energy sector, where these export polices work in concert to ensure market control. The 301 clean energy trade case filed by the United Steelworkers union and the … that transfer of advanced technology should be included in foreign joint venture agreements, and gives the government the right to approve or reject such agreements. In practice, it appears that foreign investors face hurdles setting up …