AFL-CIO’s Trumka: Racists & Wall Streeters In Trump White House Sections Political Action Read more about AFL-CIO’s Trumka: Racists & Wall Streeters In Trump White House By Doug Cunningham At a Christian Science Monitor roundtable Wednesday AFL-CIO President Rich Trumka told reporters that there were racists in Trump’s White House. Trumka says some of the racist Whiter House aides actually had some policies on trade and infrastructure that labor could support. But Trumka says labor won’t work with racists. Now, Trumka says the Wall Street wing is dominating Trump’s White House – the opposite of what Trump promised during the campaign.
New AFL-CIO Labor Day Report Finds Americans’ Freedom to Spend Time with Family Eroding Sections Political Action Read more about New AFL-CIO Labor Day Report Finds Americans’ Freedom to Spend Time with Family Eroding Majority Think Unions Key to More Benefits on the Job View the Report Here
Trumka: Unions Are Needed Now More Than Ever Sections Political Action Read more about Trumka: Unions Are Needed Now More Than Ever Michael Bonfigli/The Christian Science Monitor
Missourians Get Nearly Triple the Needed Signatures for November Right to Work Repeal Referendum Sections Political Action Read more about Missourians Get Nearly Triple the Needed Signatures for November Right to Work Repeal Referendum
Right to Work Founder Was a Klan Fan Sections Political Action Read more about Right to Work Founder Was a Klan Fan AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka didn’t pull punches when he announced Aug. 15 that he and Thea Lee, former AFL-CIO deputy chief of staff, were exiting President Donald Trump’s American Manufacturing Council.
Federal Whistle blowers Should Be Praised, Not Punished Sections Political Action Read more about Federal Whistle blowers Should Be Praised, Not Punished
Working People Have 17 Recommendations for NAFTA. Here’s #2 Sections Political Action Read more about Working People Have 17 Recommendations for NAFTA. Here’s #2 By now, you’ve probably heard of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
The U.S. Should Not Reward Mauritania for Slavery Practices Sections Political Action Read more about The U.S. Should Not Reward Mauritania for Slavery Practices Thousands of men, women and children in Mauritania live in slavery. Under the direct control of their masters, they are treated as property and receive no payment for their work. Meanwhile, Mauritania receives preferential access to U.S.
Minimum Wage $1 An Hour Increase Equals 9700 Fewer Child Neglect Cases A Year Sections Political Action Read more about Minimum Wage $1 An Hour Increase Equals 9700 Fewer Child Neglect Cases A Year Researchers at Indiana University and the University of Connecticut say raising the minimum wage by a dollar an hour would decrease child neglect cases. Lindsey Rose Bullinger and Kerri Raissian say that $1 dollar wage increase would result in 9,700 fewer child neglect cases annually. The researchers studied nine years of child mistreatment cases tracking changes in the number of child neglect reports to child protective service agencies with increases in the minimum wage. Bullinger says raising the incomes of the working poor can improve children’s welfare.
In Their Own Words: Why Immigrant Worker Protections Must Be Extended Sections Political Action Read more about In Their Own Words: Why Immigrant Worker Protections Must Be Extended