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Why Are Millennials Worse Off Than You Are?

… Ever feel like you’ve been set up to fail? Millennials, as a generation, have been. And this isn’t the lament of over-indulged, basement-dwelling, spoiled … Why would a company that’s trying to maximize profit pay higher wages than they have to? Folks are just willing to work for less when the job market is weak. Crappy pay is better than none, right? Second, it’s harder than ever to join or organize a union. Millennials’ union density is low, even though the benefits …
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Union Organizer and Antiwar Activist Paul Booth Passes at 74

… at the age of 74. … AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka issued the following statement:   I offer my deepest condolences to Heather and the entire Booth family. Everyone who had the privilege of knowing and working with Paul is grieving today. … minute and ounce of sweat he had to the cause of social justice. Now, more than ever, we must continue that important work. As he recently urged, 'Let us all be missionaries—missionaries for solidarity, for organizing, for growing our unions … He was a gifted organizer. He combined passionate idealism with strategic smarts. He spent every day fighting for the right of public service workers to have dignity, security and a better life.... Paul was also a man of generosity, decency …
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Nine Years Later: Why We're Still Fighting Pay Discrimination

… years ago today, then-President Barack Obama signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act into law, restoring working women’s right to sue over pay discrimination. It was the first piece of legislation enacted during his presidency, and he noted the … the law’s namesake, had blazed a trail forward in the spirit of that fundamental idea. After two decades of hard work at Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co.’s Gadsden, Alabama, plant, she learned that she was making thousands less than her male …
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Power Connection: Connecticut AFL-CIO Empowers Fight for $15

… leap of economic justice last week, the Connecticut Legislature passed a law that increases the state minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2023. The increase brings Connecticut into parity with its neighboring states of New York, Massachusetts … have been fighting for an increase for years. … "After years of grassroots organizing, Connecticut will finally catch up to our neighbors," said Connecticut AFL-CIO President Sal Luciano. "We applaud the legislature for doing the right thing and raising wages for over 330,000 workers in our state." The victory was aided by a number of union members who …
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Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Memphis City Employees Celebrate Across-the-Board Pay Raises and Bonuses

… 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, … Tennessee, are celebrating much-needed wage hikes and bonuses they secured through the union they formed—a testament to the power of a union. They are celebrating $5,000 bonuses along with pay raises of at least 5%. Workers who keep Memphis’ … the beginning. The fight for a livable wage continues. “It’s very important to me that everybody has a livable wage, and right now, we’re still not at a livable wage,” Bonds said. “But I can see that fighting for this pay increase has opened up a …
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Let's Make Our Voices Heard: In the States Roundup

… It's time once again to take a look at the ways working people are making progress in the states. Click on any of the links to follow the state … Connecticut AFL-CIO (@ConnAFLCIO) April 4, 2023 Georgia State AFL-CIO: Take a moment to appreciate the amazing people you work with every day. They make the tough days easier and the good days even better. Thank you for being a great coworker! … taken a historic step to restore workers' rights. Our pro-worker legislative majorities repealed Michigan's anti-union "right to work" law, making Michigan the 1st state to do so in 58 years. Thank you @McdonaldRivet for voting to restore …
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Pass the PRO Act: In the States Roundup

… It's time once again to take a look at the ways working people are making progress in the states. Click on any of the links to follow the state … @LEOUnionUmich 👇👇 https://t.co/50cTv4I4B4 — Michigan AFL-CIO 💉💪 (@MIAFLCIO) July 15, 2021 Minnesota AFL-CIO: This was the right call, Governor. The Minnesota AFL-CIO has long defended the dignity and safety of LGBTQ people, and this move furthers … The New Jersey State AFL-CIO thanks and commends the governor for his ongoing efforts on behalf of workers and the right of every employee to be treated fairly, and thanks the sponsors of these bills for advocating for working families. …
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'The Hardworking Families of the AFL-CIO Will Join with Our Allies to Defeat the TPP,' says Trumka

… Richard Trumka made the following statement : After six long years, the secrecy is over. The public finally has a chance to scrutinize the text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership for themselves instead of having to rely on characterizations made by the agreement’s supporters. America’s voters can now make their own judgment about … and business sectors were largely ignored. The investment rules still provide expansive new legal rights and powers to foreign businesses to challenge legitimate government actions, the labor enforcement provisions are still inadequate to …
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Trumka Rallies Against Republican Health Care Scam

… AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka today made the following remarks at a rally to save health care: Good afternoon, brothers and sisters. I’m Rich Trumka, president of the AFL-CIO. I am proud to be here on behalf of the American labor movement. We oppose the Republican health care bill. It’s bad for workers. It’s … for the last century. We want health care for all, not the few. Every single major country guarantees health care as a right. Yet America—the richest country in the world at our richest time in history—is having a debate about what to cut. No …
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Service & Solidarity Spotlight: UAW Votes 97% in Favor of Strike Authorization

… 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, … (UAW) voted 97% in favor of strike authorization if the Big Three automakers ( Ford, General Motors and Stellantis) refuse to reach a fair deal. “Our union’s membership is clearly fed up with living paycheck-to-paycheck while the corporate elite … wages and benefits, the return of cost-of-living allowances and defined benefit pensions and retiree health care, the right to strike over plant closures, significant increases to current retiree benefits, and more paid time off. “Our members’ …