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Fighting Back: 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 … Robert J. Bruyr. A former councilor & Equity staff member, Robert earned a lifetime membership to the union in 2012. His work to uplift stage managers continues to inspire us today. He will be sorely missed. pic.twitter.com/u0M3F3qLNP — Actors' … have to worry about the debt you accumulate from going to school. With our #IBEW apprenticeship program, you really start right off the bat." - Matt Fuhrman, IBEW Local 56 https://t.co/N44IChe8T0 — IBEW (@IBEW) April 3, 2024 Heat and Frost …
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A Big Thumbs Up: 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. … Actors' Equity: Each month, Equity shares the names of recently deceased members in order to honor their passing and pay our respects. You may read about the losses in our community reported to Equity for March 2024 … of #IBEW members. In Maryland, Local 24 Business Manager Michael McHale is working hard to keep bringing as much of that work as possible into his state. https://t.co/cUtiiec32L — IBEW (@IBEW) April 10, 2024 Heat and Frost Insulators: Local 8 …
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Labor: Raising Wages Central to Improving Economic Outlook for Working Families

… (June 18, 2014 Washington, D.C.) – In the lead up to the White House Summit on Working Families on Monday, labor unions and worker organizations are highlighting the need to raise wages as key to improving the lives of all workers.  The labor movement has been on the forefront of the fight to … wage and tipped wage, raising the minimum wage locally in states and cities, and ensuring that all workers have the right to a voice on the job to demand fair pay. Today we highlight two working women who are fighting for fair pay on the …
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Working People Join Caravan for Racial and Economic Justice

… for Racial + Economic Justice. In observation of social distancing guidelines for public safety, working people took to their cars and joined caravans across the country.  America faces crises on three critical fronts: a public health … #WorkersFirst #SenateActNow pic.twitter.com/zFVH7b1uJG — Virginia AFL-CIO (@Virginia_AFLCIO) June 17, 2020 Pride at Work South Florida members are out on the streets today for racial and economic justice #WorkersFirst #1u #SenateActNow … — Pride at Work (@PrideatWork) June 17, 2020 We stand with working people who are standing up for what is right via the #workersfirst caravan. Working families are demanding Congress hear their voices, pass the HEROES Act, and put …
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Hungry for Unions: 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 … had to consistently push for union recognition and fairness on the job. This week we reflect on how far we’ve come and the work still left to do. #20YearFightForTSARights https://t.co/rJZhhkX6j7 — AFGE (@AFGENational) September 9, 2021 AFSCME: … — Working America | Pass the #PROAct (@WorkingAmerica) September 6, 2021 Writers Guild of America, East: Workers have the right to discuss their pay & working conditions with their colleagues, and for Apple to try and impair employees’ ability to …
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Pushing and Kicking Those Doors Open: 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. … Biden Cancels $4.5 Billion in Student … fighting for better pay for teachers and paraprofessionals. They’re also asking for what they’re calling ‘inclusion done right’—they say the district needs to properly staff the inclusion model used in classrooms for students with special needs … gouging. It was also an opportunity for her to remind the powerful union of their shared interests in continuing their work this fall to elect her to the White House.” Grad Students Are Unionizing in Droves. Can Postdocs Lead the Next Wave? : …
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Service + Solidarity Spotlight: Working Families Deserve Access to Unrestricted Health Care

… Working people across the United States have stepped up to help out our friends, neighbors and communities during these trying times. In our regular Service + Solidarity Spotlight … day. Here’s today’s story. … Chief Justice John Roberts confirmed this morning that the leaked draft of a majority opinion to overturn Roe v. Wade did come from someone at the court. AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler released this statement on social media: “Access to health care without fear and intimidation is every person’s right. We must be able to control our own bodies—which has a direct impact on economic justice and the ability of working …
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Trump Administration’s Proposed Reversal of Contraceptive Services Coverage Is Wrong for Working Women and Families

… The Donald Trump administration’s draft proposal to reverse the Affordable Care Act’s requirement that employers and health plans cover most contraceptive services at no cost … objection from covering contraceptive services.  … The AFL-CIO has long been committed to ensuring that women have the right to quality health care, including equal access to contraception, and the ability to exercise that right regardless of where they work. When the U.S. Supreme Court undermined that right in its 2014 decision in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby, the AFL-CIO objected …
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As Jan. 6 Hearings Begin, Working People Demand Renewed Focus on Protecting Democracy

… Vice President Fred Redmond on the Jan. 6 hearings: For working people, our vote is sacred. Whether we’re voting to elect candidates to office or to have a voice in our workplace—democracy is at the heart of our values. On Jan. 6, the deadly attack at the U.S. Capitol …
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Protect and Support Workers: 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 … with SCOTUS’ ruling on the Glacier case, which will undoubtedly have a chilling effect on workers exercising their sacred right to strike lawfully. — Maritime Trades Department, AFL-CIO (@Maritime_Trades) June 1, 2023 Metal Trades Department: If … and makes many other needed reforms! https://t.co/4hpefgLruP — OPCMIA International (@opcmiaintl) June 6, 2023 Pride At Work: We stand in solidarity with our BCTGM siblings on strike at IFF in Memphis!✊ #1u https://t.co/cbeUo6nKAT — Pride at …