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The Big Game is Union-Made: 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 … — APRI National (DC) (@APRI_National) February 3, 2022 Actors' Equity Association As Equity members return to work, it is important to contact a business rep if you have any concerns around COVID safety or workplace … https://t.co/kxrJ1k9Gke — TWU (@transportworker) February 10, 2022 Transportation Trades Department ⚡️ "With the right federal standards in place, our government can ensure that EV charging stations are installed to the high-quality …
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Every Vote Counts: 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 … won last night! #1u With the passage of the Workers’ Rights Amendment, every Illinois citizen is guaranteed a fundamental right to organize their workplace and bargain collectively with their coworkers for better pay and safe workplaces. ✊ … — NFLPA (@NFLPA) November 7, 2022 Plasterers and Cement Masons: “As funding from the infrastructure act starts to flow and work ramps up, so will job openings for construction workers.” One way to fill the gap is to “start apprenticeships at lower …
Press Release

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Confirmation Is a Victory for Working People⁠—and Democracy

… Statement from AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler on the Senate’s vote to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court:  Today’s historic confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court ushers in a new era for our country, and we congratulate her on this extraordinary achievement. …
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Pass the HEROES Act: 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 … 30, 2020 Alliance for Retired Americans: Older Mainers shouldn't have to choose between their health and exercising their right to vote during the #COVID19 pandemic. Today we sued to make voting safer for all. Learn more here: … Domestic Workers Alliance: Black domestic workers are at the center of three overlapping crises — but they continue to work to keep us all safe. It's time for @senatemajldr to pass the #HEROESAct to #ProtectEssentialWorkers : …
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'This Fight Is Far from Over': 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. … 'This Fight Is Far from Over': Amazon … forward, a clear way to ensure fair, democratic union elections is for the U.S. Senate to pass the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act. The PRO Act, which passed the U.S. House in March, would add real teeth to existing federal … Basic Agreement,' WGAE and ITV Entertainment said in a joint statement. 'We are in agreement that fair and positive work practices are essential to our industry and that, especially during the ongoing battle of the pandemic, the priority is …
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Hitting the Picket Lines: 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. … Stark Comparison: Union Leaders Praise Tim Walz as J.D. Vance Tries To Rebrand GOP As Pro-Labor : “As a former high school teacher, Walz was once a union member himself. Long before Walz joined … the national ticket, he helped make Minnesota one of the most worker-friendly states in the country. ‘He's done great work here with labor, and we appreciate his willingness to always be at the table with us,’ said Bernie Burnham, the …
Speech

Trumka Asks Democratic Candidates: Will You Be a Fighter for Working Families?

… AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka today delivered the following remarks to Democratic House candidates:  Thank you, Congressman (Mark) Pocan, for that very kind introduction. It is a pleasure to be … less money. Our trade policies have shipped good American jobs overseas. Our tax policies have rewarded wealth instead of work. Our health care and retirement security are under constant attack. And there have never been more obstacles to forming … Freedom to Negotiate Act so aspiring union members can organize freely and fairly. It means health care as a fundamental right, the expansion of Social Security and guaranteed pensions. It means trillions of dollars so we can build the best …
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Your Story Matters: 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 … we're engaged in this week. … A. Philip Randolph Institute: Good morning APRI family! Today is World Day for Decent Work and the purpose is to highlight the impact of Covid on garment workers and the global campaign to achieve social … with disabilities. The story she told @VP is shared by millions of women across the country. Congress needs to do the right thing and fully fund care infrastructure. https://t.co/IYo0sea8dN — Domestic Workers (@domesticworkers) October 7, 2021 …
Executive Council Statement

Responsible Reform of Immigration Laws Must Protect Working Conditions for all Workers in the U.S.

… the safety of our nation without compromising our fundamental civil rights and civil liberties. Any viable solution to this crisis must address the reasons why people are coming to the U.S.  Most immigrants come from countries where the … Immigrant workers are over-represented in the highest risk, lowest paid jobs, but the exploited immigrants do not work in isolation.  U.S.-born workers who work side by side with immigrants suffer the same exploitation.  The U.S. … to our traditions and our ideals and disastrous for the living standards of working families. We fully support the right of all workers to bargain collectively, and we fully support and endorse the existing arrangement within the H2A …
Executive Council Statement

Opportunity for All: Higher Education for Students from Working Families

… Chicago AFL-CIO Executive Council statement The AFL-CIO and its affiliates will lead a national effort to ensure that all Americans have full access to a diverse range of excellent, affordable higher education opportunities because we recognize that higher education will be … the best faculty and staff in the world because our institutions of higher education provided good jobs and the freedom to work without outside interference. These policies produced remarkable results.  The share of the workforce with at least a …