The U.S. Supreme Court has granted certiorari in the case Janus v.
While the repeal efforts aimed at the Affordable Care Act (A.C.A.), or ObamaCare, are over for now, efforts to destabilize the landmark health care law are ongoing. We need to stay focused on the attacks on health care that threaten access to care.
The Union veterans Council is urging President Trump to veto U.S. Senate Joint Resolution 47 passed 51-50 with Vice-President Pence casting the deciding vote.
The Union Veterans Council’s William Attig says instead the president should stand with veterans. That resolution removes consumer protections important to veterans when dealing with big banks and financial corporations.
[William Attig]: “What the Union Veterans Council is doin’ – along with what the American Legion did on Friday – we are callin’ on President Trump to choose between two options.
Dan Duncan: “If the Jones Act was waived – even for a couple of months as some people are tryin’ to say as a compromise – it could cost 5,000 American jobs.”
The state of Washington is suing the country’s second-largest private prison corporation for paying thousands of incarcerated workers only one dollar per day, or in some cases paying them only in snacks, candy or ext
Oct. 7 marks the 10th annual World Day for Decent Work, a day when unions across the globe mobilize for decent work. In local events, workers highlight issues of corporate greed, low wages, inequality and injustice.
President Donald Trump and Republican leaders in Congress released their new tax plan. AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka responded to the proposal:
President Donald Trump announced he would be waiving the Jones Act in response to devastation that has hit the island of Puerto Rico. Much of the reporting about this has included inaccurate information. Here are the real facts about the Jones Act and Puerto Rico.
Every week, we bring you a roundup of the top news and commentary about issues and events important to working families. Here’s this week’s Working People Weekly List.