Snyder Appointees On Michigan Civil Service Commission Undermine Collective Bargaining For State Workers Sections Political Action Read more about Snyder Appointees On Michigan Civil Service Commission Undermine Collective Bargaining For State Workers
“Unconscionable” – Labor Hall Of Honor Adding Union-Busting President Reagan Sections Political Action Read more about “Unconscionable” – Labor Hall Of Honor Adding Union-Busting President Reagan The union representing workers at the U.S. Department of Labor is up in arms over plans to induct former U.S. President Ronald Reagan into the Labor Department’s Hall of Fame. A former President of the Screen Actors Guild, Reagan boasted at the beginning of his presidency in 1981 that he was the first president of the United States to hold a lifetime membership in an AFL-CIO union, but shortly after set his administration’s anti-union tone with the firing over 11,000 striking air traffic controllers represented by the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization.
Bill To Combat Rampant Wage Theft In California’s Construction Industry Now On Governor’s Desk Sections Political Action Read more about Bill To Combat Rampant Wage Theft In California’s Construction Industry Now On Governor’s Desk Legislation to combat rampant wage-theft in California’s construction industry passed the state legislature this month with strong majorities. Assembly Bill 1701 would hold general contractors
The US EPA – Grossly Underfunded And Understaffed For Its Critical Mission Sections Political Action Read more about The US EPA – Grossly Underfunded And Understaffed For Its Critical Mission
Naked GOP Power Grab Takes Away Rights of 184,000 Iowa Working Families Sections Political Action Read more about Naked GOP Power Grab Takes Away Rights of 184,000 Iowa Working Families [Ken Sagar]: “It’s a bad law and it’s a bad deal for Iowans. And it’s clearly a naked power grab on the part of the Koch brothers and the Republican legislature.”
The right to vote for millions of Americans is in jeopardy. Tell Congress to restore the Voting Rights Act. Sections Political Action Read more about The right to vote for millions of Americans is in jeopardy. Tell Congress to restore the Voting Rights Act. Working people are diverse. We are different colors, gender identities, religions, sexual orientations and ages. The labor movement has been at the forefront of the struggle for every major civil rights law. We stand strong today in the fight for dignity, life and liberty for every worker at the intersection of economic justice and civil rights.
Attention, Kentucky: Closing a Pension Is Never a Good Idea Sections Political Action Read more about Attention, Kentucky: Closing a Pension Is Never a Good Idea Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it—and it’s prime time for Kentucky lawmakers to learn a history lesson.
UTLA Donates $60K To Help DACA Dreamers Renew Their Status Sections Political Action Read more about UTLA Donates $60K To Help DACA Dreamers Renew Their Status United Teachers of Los Angeles rallied with parents and community members Tuesday in support of the DACA program. The union is donating $60,000 to groups financially helping dreamers renew their protection status – which costs $495 per person. The union says thousands of Los Angeles students, teachers and alumni face a tight October 5th deadline to renew their status.
Naked GOP Power Grab Takes Away Rights of 184,000 Iowa Working Families Sections Political Action Read more about Naked GOP Power Grab Takes Away Rights of 184,000 Iowa Working Families [Ken Sagar]: “It’s a bad law and it’s a bad deal for Iowans. And it’s clearly a naked power grab on the part of the Koch brothers and the Republican legislature.”
Thousands Of Chicago Workers Joining Fight For $15 Massive Labor Day Mobilization Sections Political Action Read more about Thousands Of Chicago Workers Joining Fight For $15 Massive Labor Day Mobilization Thousands of workers pushing for a $15 minimum wage and union rights will hit the streets in Chicago Monday. Joined by hospital workers, SEIU President Mary Kay Henry and Rev. William J.