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Teachers Move to the Front of the COVID Vaccine List
With news that a vaccine for COVID-19 could be available by the middle of December, officials are trying to figure out who to vaccinate first. While healthcare workers seem like a no-brainer,...
3 Major Unions Back Marcia Fudge to Lead USDA
Over the past few weeks, unions have been lobbying President-elect Joe Biden on a number of worker-friendly picks for his Cabinet. UCOMM has previously covered their efforts to get a friendly person...
Biden Adds 27 Union Leaders to Transition Team
With Joe Biden becoming the President-elect on Saturday, the process of transitioning from Trump to Biden has begun. Even without the help of Trump or the General Services Administration (GSA), Biden...
Trump Has Undermined Unions for Four Years
The editorial below was written by Perry Fuchs, a teachers union President. According to the American Federation of Teachers, our current President has done everything in his power to...
Biden Administration: Labor's Saving Grace
According to Politico, former Vice President Joe Biden is working with unions much more than any other Presidential candidate in recent memory, giving them hope that a Biden Presidency will mean good...
AFT Authorizes Teacher Safety Strikes
With COVID-19 cases surging in some areas of the country, Trump and some Governors are demanding that schools reopen for full in-person learning. In places like Florida, the Governor is demanding...
Trump's School Opening Plan is Deadly
As COVID-19 continues to spike across the country, Trump is continuing to demand that schools reopen for in-person classes in just a few short weeks.
A Strike for Black Lives
Thousands of essential workers took part in a Strike for Black Lives on Monday, walking off the job for eight minutes and 46 seconds to honor George Floyd.
Trump and DeVos Have No Plan to Reopen Schools
Last week, Trump announced that schools would reopen in the fall regardless of the situation around COVID-19. He even took to Twitter to threaten states with a reduction in funding if they do not...
1.5 Million Government Employees Laid Off
One hundred days into the COVID-19 pandemic and shutdown, almost all states and local municipalities have begun to reopen. Even New York City, the hardest-hit area in the country, has entered Phase 1...