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Infrastructure and Investment: A Breakthrough Victory for Working Families

… a monumental political and legislative accomplishment. After decades of delay and decline, America’s workers stand ready to rebuild our country. This $1 trillion investment in roads, bridges, transit, rail, climate change mitigation, electric … resilient transmission lines and more is centered around the creation of good union jobs.  Yet there is still more work to be done. The Build Back Better Act will knock down the barriers that have prevented so many workers, especially women … will be hit with real financial penalties for union-busting, making this the most significant advancement for the right to organize since passage of the National Labor Relations Act in 1935.  President Biden promised to be the most …
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13 Ways the PRO Act Helps Working People

… The Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act is a generational opportunity and the cornerstone of the AFL-CIO’s Workers First Agenda. It motivated … gaps, and to ensure dignity and due process for workers, regardless of where we were born, who we are or what industry we work in. Removing barriers to organizing and bargaining is important for all workers, especially those who have been …
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NAFTA Should Work for Everyone—Not Just Investors

… Trump all recognized that  workers and communities have lost trust  in the North American Free Trade Agreement’s approach to globalization. They all said we should manage globalization differently. … Over the last few months, Canada, Mexico and the U.S. have had seven meetings to renegotiate NAFTA. To understand the renegotiations, we should know  what was wrong with the original NAFTA and what we … was to get the maximum possible leverage for his clients in the new global system. That meant global businesses could move work anywhere, take advantage of cheap labor, escape environmental and public health regulations, and otherwise get the best …
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What Immigration Status Means for Working People

… social actions and mobilization. • Cannot vote in elections, with few local exceptions. Several municipalities allow LPRs to vote in local elections for school boards, council members, etc., and to run for local elected offices. • Serve on a jury. • Run for federally elected offices. • Vote in all local, state and … meet each program’s criteria. Family Live in constant fear of separation and deportation. May not petition or give status to family members, nor adjust to permanent resident status. Some crimes may result in nonrenewal or deportation. Must wait …
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Unwavering Support: 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. … AFL-CIO Offers ‘Unwavering Support’ to … Pay Day 2022. The date means to symbolize the pay gap between men and women in the United States. Women would have had to work from January 1, 2021, to March 15, 2022, to earn the same amount men made in 2021. This based on the wage of the average … of the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail, and Transportation unions mobilized and pushed for the right to strike over the new attendance policy, but a federal judge ruled the dispute was ‘ minor ’ under the Railway Labor …
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We Need Congress to Work for Us: 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 federations on Twitter. … Alabama AFL-CIO: Wonderful day @ RTJ Golf Trail at Capitol Hill for our 18th … and consultants to help them stave off union elections. Policymakers must enact labor law reforms to protect workers’ right to organize. https://t.co/0hFhaiojAe — Missouri AFL-CIO (@MOAFLCIO) August 16, 2021 Nevada State AFL-CIO: Labor has …
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Trumka to Transportation Communications Workers: Solidarity Works

… how long we’ve known each other, but it’s been quite a long while. I can tell you this: I appreciate you. You’re a down-to-earth union man, focused on your members. And you’re effective. Thank you, Bob, for who you are and what you do. Brothers … to coast. We know that productivity rose while wages froze, which means virtually all of the wealth created by our hard work has gone to the richest 1%. Our economy doesn’t work when work doesn’t pay. Household expenditures make up 70% of the … our economy.” When we asked those making less than $50,000 a year, two out of three voters agreed -- 66% 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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We Need the PRO Act: 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. … Court’s Latest Anti-Union Ruling Shows … are deeply disappointed that the court reversed a decades-old rule that allowed farm workers to exercise their fundamental right to organize at the location where they work as an unconstitutional ‘taking’ of their employers’ property. As the state of California recognized more than 45 years …
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We're Not Slowing Down: 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. … We're Not Slowing Down: The Labor … the 1.7 million educators, paraprofessionals and school personnel in the American Federation of Teachers, we are going to continue to stand for voting rights and speak out against racial discrimination and voter suppression. Because we simply cannot afford …
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A Huge Groundswell: 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. … J.D. Vance Is A ‘Scab’ For Crossing … we may become if Trump wins.” Why Gender May Be the Defining Issue of the Election : “‘We’re all protecting our hearts right now, having been through this before,’ said Liz Shuler, the first woman elected to lead the AFL-CIO, the largest … anti-worker and anti-union statements. He has at times insulted workers, saying their wages are too high, saying their work is so easy that a child can do it. The former U.S. president has also sought to sabotage labor by saying union members …