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… 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. … Business Groups, Unions Join Together on … Workers Union of America (TWU) President John Samuelsen said in an April interview. 'There is a great ambush going on right now. There are many who work in diesel buses in cities across America that have no idea of the danger they're in.' TTD President Greg Regan said …

… 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. … Unions Are Essential to Racial Justice : … professionals, employees of color tend to see some of the greatest gains from union membership." House Kills GOP Touted Right-To-Work Bill : "'These bills are nothing more than out of state, corporate interests looking to take advantage of our lawmakers, …

… of dollars on tax cuts for big corporations and the wealthiest 1% and increase the tax incentive for global corporations to send jobs overseas. 3. Medicaid It will cause millions of people to lose Medicaid coverage because of its $1.6 trillion in cuts to the program. 4. Social Security It will cut Social Security’s earned benefits by $64 billion, and some workers will be hit …

… 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. … Warrior Met Coal Strikers ‘Keep This … she starts her workday. The union pins of a Dow Chemical mechanic are a gentle reminder of the importance of Rhinehart’s work at the U.S. Department of Labor as well as her Midland roots. As a senior counselor in the Office of the Secretary in … response. ‘Now, Congress must do its part. In order to fully empower workers, it is time to pass both the Protecting the Right to Organize Act and the Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act, which will ensure every worker who wants to join a …

… Last week, President Joe Biden nominated Ketanji Brown Jackson to serve on the Supreme Court. Here is what working people across the country said about the nomination:  … AFL-CIO President … lifetime position. Working people need a champion on the bench who will defend and protect our civil rights, including our right to organize in the workplace. Judge Jackson has a strong legal track record of fighting on behalf of working people, … Everett Kelley: We applaud President Biden for nominating Judge Jackson to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court. Her previous work as a public defender, as an advocate for reforming our criminal sentencing laws, and prior judicial rulings show she …

… 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. … President Biden Attends Meeting with … Don’t you dare join a union. While politicians in the South have a long and sordid history of thwarting workers’ legal right to stand together in a union, these brazen and highly inappropriate threats no longer carry the weight they once did. … has been a big topic of conversation as the presidential election draws near. The document, which contains a detailed right-wing proposal of drastic changes for the next Republican president to implement, was drafted by the conservative think …

… 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. … Biden Signs Bipartisan FAA Bill into Law … Joe Biden on Thursday signed a bipartisan Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization bill, enacting a law that aims to improve aviation safety and strengthen protections for passengers and airline workers. The legislation, which passed the … unanimously voting to authorize a strike against the nonprofit organization. The deal was struck just in time to avoid a work stoppage.” …

… Welcome to our regular feature, a look at what the various AFL-CIO unions and other working family organizations are doing across the … Equity: Convention Rules Subcommittee Chair Elizabeth Yvette Ramirez introduces themselves and discusses some of the work being done in the lead-up to this year's convention. The 2022 national convention will be held online from Oct 30 … Marine of WWII was honored with presentation of the Congressional Gold Medal. SIU Executive VP Augie Tellez (second from right) represented the union at the incredible ceremony. More than 1,200 SIU members made the ultimate sacrifice during the …