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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. … President of Key Teachers’ Union Shares … Wage : "While the future of clean energy jobs is a hot topic of debate these days, the Joe Biden administration is right to connect labor standards to renewable energy tax credits, pushing the industry towards good, union jobs." Dozens of … Before COVID-19 : "For over a year, COVID-19 has wreaked havoc on working people and the communities where we live and work. Millions of front-line workers are going to work today, as they have every day during the pandemic, with few—if …

… Welcome to our regular feature, a look at what the various AFL-CIO unions and other working family organizations are doing across the … — AFT (@AFTunion) October 19, 2022 American Postal Workers Union: Being part of a union means a real voice and dignity at work and a lifechanging boost to income. #1u https://t.co/51C1A3jfxY — The American Postal Workers Union - APWU … — Metal Trades Dept. (@metaltradesafl) October 19, 2022 Mine Workers: “This is outrageous and effectively negates workers’ right to strike. It is a slap in the face to every worker who stands up to their boss anywhere in America. It cannot stand.” …

… the UAW members by joining them on the picket lines. Here are some highlights from those visits. … I had the opportunity to join striking @UAW members at the @GM Bedford Casting Operations plant in Bedford, Indiana this afternoon, I relayed to … jobs and fair wages. It’s important for GM and UAW to pursue swift resolution of differences and get employees back to work as soon as possible. pic.twitter.com/IYT20BedmZ — Laura Kelly (@LauraKellyKS) September 19, 2019 I’m always proud to … picket lines 24/7 #StandwithUS #1u pic.twitter.com/ftBQQeGwXd — AFA-CWA (@afa_cwa) September 24, 2019 All workers have the right to stand up for fair wages, better working conditions, and investment in their local communities. Honored to walk the …

… across the world lost an important champion last week when Barbara Shailor passed away. Shailor spent her life dedicated to helping improve the lives of working people, particularly women, both in the United States and around the world. … Shailor had a long and distinguished career fighting on behalf of working people across the world. She was committed to social justice, had a rigorous intellect and great style.  Her career began when she first got a job as a flight … She was chosen in 1995 by then-AFL-CIO President John Sweeney to reorganize and refocus the federation's international work. She served in the role of international affairs director for the AFL-CIO and oversaw the work of the Solidarity Center, …

… Welcome to our regular feature, a look at what the various AFL-CIO unions and other working family organizations are doing across the … 2021 AFGE: AFGE Local 4070 says USP Thomson is so understaffed they are pulling nurses, counselors, and case managers to work as correctional officers. https://t.co/fsMn7eiyM8 — AFGE (@AFGENational) June 30, 2021 AFSCME: Throughout her impressive … 1 1971. It came in the wake of the 1970 Great Postal Strike & Postal Reorganization Act which granted our demand for the right to collectively bargain. https://t.co/lGR80fCXR6 — APWU National (@APWUnational) July 1, 2021 Asian Pacific American …

… worker rights organizations, including the Solidarity Center, negotiated with the factory owner, Nien Hsing Textiles, to mandate  education and awareness training for all employees and managers, an independent reporting and monitoring system, and remedies for abusive behavior . The parties came to the table after the U.S.-based Worker Rights Consortium documented how the mostly female workforce at three Nien Hsing … “This is the first initiative in Lesotho that brings together workers, unions, women’s organizations and employers to work towards one common goal of improving the socioeconomic rights of women in the workplace,” said Thusoana Ntlama, FIDA …

… Welcome to our regular feature, a look at what the various AFL-CIO unions and other working family organizations are doing across the … stage managers got together to talk shop about their careers, where they fit into the theatrical process and how their work keeps everyone, and everything, together. Read about their chat in the member portal and find highlights on YouTube. … for workers to effectively push back on creeping workplace surveillance: collective bargaining. Unionized workers have a right to bargain over working conditions, including the extent of employer surveillance. https://t.co/uWdtp1UVD7 — Union …