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Letter Opposing Three Bills That Assault the Freedom of Working People to Form and Join Unions

Letter to the Committee on Education and the Workforce opposing three bills--the Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act (H.R. 986), the Employee Privacy Protection Act (H.R. 2775), and the Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act (H.R. 2776)--that assault the freedom of working people to form and join unions to negotiate with their employers over wages, benefits and working conditions.
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Another Organizing Victory in the South: Georgia’s Nestlé Workers Vote to Join RWDSU

Contrary to many claims by pundits, amateur or professional, working people are showing, more and more, that they do want to organize their workplaces in the South. The latest victory comes from McDonough, Georgia, where employees at Nestlé’s logistics and shipping center voted to be represented by the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU).
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Why I Chose a Union Voice at Thrillist

In a job where the product is instant, ephemeral, subject to the whims of a Facebook or Google algorithm, unionizing offered us a chance to create a lasting structure to secure benefits that easily fall by the wayside in an industry that, as we saw, makes money.
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Telemundo Performers Vote to Join SAG-AFTRA

In a historic vote, telenovela performers at Spanish-language station Telemundo have voted to join SAG-AFTRA. The vote was 91–21 in favor of membership, and this is the first time in...
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Working People Wins to Celebrate in 2016

Let's be honest, 2016 was a heavy year for a lot of us. But as we start a new year, we've taken time to reflect on the pretty amazing things...
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How Unions Help Women Workers

A culinary worker talks not only about the benefits of joining her union, but also about the opportunities being part of a unionized workforce offer women, particularly women who have long careers in the workforce.