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A Model for the Labor Movement: 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. … Organizing Wins in Minneapolis Serve as a … since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S., and more workers across America are joining together in solidarity to create changes in our workplaces. Minneapolis is one city that has seen a wave of worker actions and organizing wins in … and the labor movement’s successes there will undoubtedly inspire workers in other parts of the country who are looking to form a union." National Hispanic Heritage Month Profiles: Dora Cervantes : "Throughout National Hispanic Heritage Month, …
Executive Council Statement

Working People's Demands in the Face of the COVID-19 Pandemic

… become devastating for working people and for our country. The labor movement is mobilizing and doing everything we can to protect our members and the general public, and we ask the federal government, state and local governments, and employers … workers in severely affected sectors; support state and local governments; and rebuild our economy and put people back to work. To do this, we outline below a set of immediate steps in the areas of occupational health and safety; worker … losing their health care and pensions. To rebuild a stronger and more stable economy, we must pass the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act and guarantee comparable rights for public employees. U.S. companies and policymakers should …
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Elections Matter!: 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 … Equity delegates have begun sharing their ideas for proposed resolutions with each other. If you have thoughts about the work you’d like to see at this year's convention, now is the time to reach out to your delegates and make your voice heard. 🔗 …
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Working People Deserve COVID-19 Relief, Not Anti-Worker Supreme Court Nominee

… Statement from AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination to the Supreme Court: A lifetime appointment to the Supreme Court demands a thoughtful, fair and deliberate process that honors “We the People.” Instead, with Senate … completely reversing his position from 2016 and Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham abandoning his promise to let the next president make the nomination, we are now in store for a sham from a Senate devoid of both rules and …
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10 Things Working People Should Know About the Caravan Arriving in California

… journey because the crime, violence and crushing poverty at home are so extreme that they see little choice but to flee in order to survive and try to build a better future. We must address the root causes of this displacement. … provisions that drove up the price of vital medicines, restricted financial service regulations and gave businesses the right to sue governments in unaccountable “corporate courts” over public interest laws that threaten profits. The CAFTA labor … governments still do not enforce their own labor laws and employers violate workers’ rights with impunity. Lack of decent work is one of the primary root causes of migration in the region, but the U.S. government has taken no independent action to …
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Pass Postal Reform: 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 … Toronto Local 113 where the second member in a week was a victim of a stabbing today. All workers deserve to be safe at work. #NotOneMore https://t.co/p4MQP7nHHA — ATU, Transit Union (@ATUComm) February 16, 2022 American Federation of Teachers: … #WomenInTrades pic.twitter.com/G4aXtPlWDv — Boilermakers Union (@boilermakernews) February 16, 2022 Bricklayers: It is the right of workers to organize for fair pay, benefits, and a safe workplace free of harassment must be respected. Workers …
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Working People Mourn the Loss of Acting Legend, Former SAG President Ed Asner

… Yesterday, we lost not only an acting legend, but an activist whose work addressed many issues, including those that working people face daily. Asner is most known for an unparalleled acting career, which spanned from his much-beloved Lou Grant role in the 1970s and '80s to his memorable performance as Carl Fredricksen in Pixar's animated film "Up," to more than 100 other roles in television, … It fights for human rights and creative rights, against the forces of bigotry and censorship. It establishes our right to health benefits when we are sick, and pensions when we are old. It provides a redress of grievances when we are …
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Biden’s State of the Union Address Puts Working People Front and Center

… Biden delivered a bold blueprint for an economy that, at long last, puts working people first. Instead of catering to the wealthy and well-connected, the President declared that workers are America’s backbone and good union jobs are the … energy, manufacturing and technology that will result in transformational economic opportunities not seen in generations. To this President, “Made in America” isn’t a slogan; it’s a clarion call for us to rebuild American manufacturing and bring … is inextricably tied to a future in which we rise together. That’s why he called for the passage of the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, so that all workers have the freedom to stand together in a union to negotiate for good pay, …
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Union Members Defend Working People Targeted by Trump’s Aggressive Immigration Raids

… … Working people deserve to go to work every day without fear for their safety or being harassed. They deserve to go out the door and make a living without … with all local leaders who support workers’ rights and prevent exploitation. We know these communities are defending our right to organize to lift standards and cracking down on abusive employers who retaliate against working people. These are …
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The Power of Going on Strike: 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. … National AFL-CIO Chief: Kotek Has a Proven Track Record : “The first woman to lead the nation's largest labor federation, a former Oregonian herself, came to Portland to show organized labor's support for Democrat Tina Kotek's candidacy for governor. AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler …