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Not A Spectator Sport: The Working People Weekly List

… Every week, we bring you a roundup of the top news and commentary about issues and events important to working families. Here’s the latest edition of the Working People Weekly List. … 'Passing the PRO Act Is Not a Spectator … AFL-CIO is encouraging people to call U.S. senators on Thursday to urge them to support the passage of the Protecting the Right to Organize Act, a historic piece of legislation that would significantly strengthen workers' right to form unions and … and long hours of wearing PPE are just a few things America’s health-care workers cite as the hardest parts of going to work on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic. Their work has saved countless lives but also taken a personal toll: 62% …
Press Release

Politicized NLRB Failing to Protect Working People

… on the future of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB): The NLRB is an independent federal agency with a clear mission to uphold and protect workers' right to form unions and bargain collectively. Lauren McFerran, widely respected across the political spectrum for her … has engaged in a flurry of actions in recent days—all designed to make it harder to form a union and have a voice at work, including a comprehensive rewrite of the rules governing representation election that was issued without giving any …
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Trumka to RWDSU Delegates: Unionism Works

… [Appelbaum] , for your truly over-generous introduction. And thank you for your friendship and your solidarity. I’m proud to call you my friend, and I’m glad to call you my brother. Thank you for all you are and all you do. Four years ago, you … ourselves to be used up and spat out. We’re not soybeans. We’re human beings. And that’s one thing I love about RWDSU, you work hard every single day for the dignity of regular working people, and I appreciate it. I know about your organizing. I … When we asked those making less than $50,000 a year, two out of three voters agreed. Sixty-six percent said, yes, that’s right, we need to make sure all of us, not just CEOs, get our fair share. Here’s the kicker. Guess who we asked? Registered …
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Health and Safety Protections You Should Demand

… Español English … Your employer should do everything in their power to help keep you safe.   … Your employer may not be doing enough to keep you safe. Learn more about your rights to a safe … in their power to help keep you safe. These are some of the demands that working people and our unions are winning right now by taking action together: Isolate Us from the Hazard Implement remote work policies where possible. Provide additional paid leave related to COVID-19, which allows sick or exposed employees to …
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No Más! The Working People Weekly List

… Every week, we bring you a roundup of the top news and commentary about issues and events important to working families. Here’s the latest edition of the Working People Weekly List. … No Más! Campaign Calls for Chilean Government to Protect Human Rights : "Since last October, sparked by a hike in public transportation fares, a broad alliance of Chile's … after a lifelong career in the labor movement." A Friend of the Workers: Labor Podcast and Radio Roundup : "In addition to the AFL-CIO's own ' State of the Unions ,' there are a lot of other podcasts out there that have their own approach to …
Press Release

Extending Essential Protections Will Benefit All Working People

… of the DACA program: The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals and Temporary Protected Status programs provide work authorization to more than 1 million people, preventing workplace exploitation and protecting their freedom to join together in a union. We are all stronger when working people have the status to assert their rights on the job and …
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Verizon Victory Shows That Working People Will Not Be Defeated

… Working people at Verizon recently had a major victory. Check out this new video to learn more about the story of how Verizon employees stood up for their rights and won this fight: Because of the … on the picket line, we came out stronger than we went in. We sent a clear message that working people coming together to fight for what is right will not be defeated. …
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Biden Declares Unyielding Support for the Labor Movement as We Fight to Build an ‘Economy That Works for Working People’

… “It’s good to be home,” President Biden began, as he took the stage at the AFL-CIO Convention. … He heralded labor’s fight to transform … rebuilding the middle class,” Biden said. Delegates rose in applause as he called on Congress to pass the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, which will allow more workers to have a voice on the job. Biden also spoke about what his … of Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, which has caused gas and food prices to skyrocket in recent months. “When we work to bring down gas and food prices, we can save families’ money on other items,” he explained. “We can change the dynamic …
Convention Resolution

Resolution 5: Commission on the Future of Work and Unions

… rigged our economy against working families. Sophisticated and carefully executed attacks, from union-busting campaigns to pulling back laws that protect workers and their wages, to amped-up “right to work” laws, to using the courts as a corporate political pawn, have left union density in the private sector at 6.4% and …
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Working People Respond to Midterm Election Results

… Across the country, yesterday's elections showed that where candidates appealed to working people and championed policies that support us, working people will support those candidates. Working people … to respect workers’ voices in the workplace, respect the collective bargaining process, and respect the important work federal employees do on behalf of the American people. And with narrow-majority Senate returning, there will be … Transit Union, we pledge to continue to fight for better public transit, health care for all Americans, and the right for workers to have a voice in the workplace as the assault on the middle class across the United States continues. …