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Never Underestimate the Collective Power of Working People

… awoke a sleeping giant: The labor movement.  … Working people accepted the challenge of Janus v. AFSCME and used this test to reignite our solidarity and prove that we are stronger than any corporation, politician or high court. It takes more than a court case to tear down a century and a half of grit and gumption.  Together, union members from communities across the country … the country won groundbreaking protections against harassment and assault and a voice in how technology impacts their work. Grocery store employees throughout New England won better wages and respect after a massive strike that garnered …
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A Once-in-a-Lifetime Event: 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. … Kroger Union Members Ratify New Contract, … : “Around 200 union members working at NASA’s Stennis Space Center went on a strike for five days before the union voted to settle on Monday evening, accepting a compromise deal. The strike lasted for five workdays, said John Piatt, a business … contract agreement today with the grocery company, averting a potential strike. Workers had previously authorized a work stoppage if labor talks failed. But on Tuesday, representatives of United Food and Commercial Workers Locals 8GS, 135, …
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Stop Workplace Violence: 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. … Bill to Protect Health Care Workers … confirmed in an email that the Maine independent, who caucuses with the Democrats, is co-sponsoring the Protecting the Right to Organize Act—also known as the PRO Act. The legislation passed the House in March with support from Maine U.S. Reps. … his support behind the PRO Act, union-backed legislation to promote labor organizing. The PRO Act would block 'right to work' laws, which allow people who benefit from union representation to opt out of membership and paying dues, and impose …
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Flexing Union Muscle: 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. … Lee Saunders: Flexing Union Muscle : … of AFSCME, one of the country's largest unions, and he says with workers engaged as never before, this is the moment to make progress for American labor. A look at the power of workers in 2024, and how one union leader wants to wield it.” … as the coverage from her parents expired. ‘The Public Theater is my favorite place I’ve ever had the privilege to work at,’ Pool said at a Feb. 29 press conference at the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE)’s Local …
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Working People Stand Together Against Sexual Harassment

… with the aim of ending sexual harassment in the workplace. When working people join together in union, we can listen to each other, mobilize our co-workers, speak with a unified voice and fight together to win justice in the workplace. … … role to play in ending sexual harassment because fighting for dignity and respect on the job is fundamental to the work we do in the labor movement." The breadth and depth of today’s national focus gives us a new opportunity to fight for … workplace. And some of us are in positions of power to influence the culture in our organizations and workplaces. That’s right. I want to acknowledge my privilege. I came from humble beginnings. And I’ve worked hard to get where I am today. But …
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#ExtendPSP: What Working People Are Doing This Week

… Welcome to our regular feature, a look at what the various AFL-CIO unions and other working family organizations are doing across the … working for the Insulators Union. He was able to use the skillset he learned from the Marines and apply that to his work and so can you! Learn more: https://t.co/wQ3owc5ZpW — Insulators Union 🦎 (@InsulatorsUnion) September 23, 2020 … in politics because we care about working family issues—job security, workplace safety, healthcare, retirement, and the right to join a union—just to name a few. https://t.co/FigFcQ0Tzz — Machinists Union ✈️🚊🚀 (@MachinistsUnion) September 25, …
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Keep Working Families Safe: 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. … Alaska AFL-CIO: Happy #pridemonth 🌈 Unions work to ensure EVERYONE has a safe workplace and rights on the job. #1u #PrideAtWork pic.twitter.com/RwtQlnMUkR — Alaska … AFL-CIO (@riaflcio) June 3, 2022 Tennessee AFL-CIO Labor Council: Add in rolling out the red carpet for Tennessee's "Right to Work" law, and you've got the Republican supermajority's corporate pitch (or a more honest version of it) to …
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Labor Continues Fight for Justice for all Immigrant Working Families

… following statement: Today should have been a day of celebration for working families across the nation. Instead, thanks to partisan legal obstructionism of the DAPA and expanded DACA policies, millions of people continue to live and work in fear in our country. Nonetheless, we continue to press forward. This year working people have been standing together … immigrant working families.  Our movement, including community allies and worker centers, is more energized than ever. Right now, the Texas AFL-CIO and the Workers Defense Project are holding a three day pilgrimage to Austin to remind the …
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Members of Congress Reject Janus Ruling and Stand with Working People

… excerpts from their statements. … Rep. John Garamendi (Calif.-3rd District) : Public sector unions are legally required to bargain on behalf of everyone in their shop, regardless of whether they’re a union member or not. Today’s decision by the … issue by eliminating the ability of unions to charge fair share fees for the nonunion employees who benefit from the work union representatives do. Rep. Nancy Pelosi (Calif.-12th District) : The Supreme Court’s radical ruling tramples over … District) : Today’s Supreme Court decision was targeted at the public sector, but it strikes at the heart of Americans’ right to collectively bargain for better pay, safer working conditions, access to health care and basic retirement benefits. …
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The Blueprint for Global Recovery: 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. … Joe Biden Has Laid Down the Gauntlet to … on 'the myth that lowering tariffs and expanding trade would somehow make all of us better off. Well, it didn’t work—workers became poorer.'" Inequity, Pay Disparities and Job Insecurity: Inside the Rise of Tech Unions : "'Tech workers … : "In March, the House of Representatives passed legislation designed to level the field. It’s called the Protect the Right to Organize Act (PRO Act). The Senate version has 47 Democratic co-sponsors. It needs three more to give the PRO Act a …