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Who is Funding Janus?
Janus v. AFSCME will be heard by the Supreme Court on Monday. As UCOMM previously reported this case would fundamentally change the union movement for generations to come by attempting to defund...
The Freedom Foundation is Coming for Your Members
A meeting of the minds took place this week between labor leaders representing almost all major industries, including but not limited to education, law enforcement, construction trades, and every job...
Right-Wing Alliance Aims Mortal Blow at Unions
With Trump in the White House and states across the country trying to pass Right to Work laws, the Koch Brothers are foaming at the mouth to deal a “mortal blow” to organized labor. In an...
Strike Against Evil
The Association of Western Pulp and Paper Workers (AWPPW) Local 5 and Georgia Pacific (GP), wholly owned by Koch Industries, have been in contract negotiations for over 3 years, as the labor...
Beware of the Club for Growth
While the Presidential Election has taken up most of the attention this year, the fight for the control of the Senate will also be decided on Tuesday. In Pennsylvania, a heated Senate...
Thanks for everything Mr. McPeak
This week kicks off Teacher Appreciation week, the time when we get to thank those educators who inspire our children, nurture their love of learning and lead them on their future path. While these...
Koch pushes decerts in Kansas
Throughout the country, labor unions have been coming under attack from big money interests like the Koch Brothers. UCOMM Blog has reported on stories in Missouri, Kentucky and West Virginia in...
Employers Pressure Employees on Politics
We already knew the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision eliminated restrictions on employers who want to lobby their workforce to support a particular candidate. Now, new evidence suggests...
Corporate interests commit class warfare
Columnist Cathy Young is right when she identifies the middle class struggle to stay afloat economically as a pressing issue [“The value of Bernie Sanders in 2016,” Opinion, Feb. 4]....
Attack on Workers in Kentucky
This year’s elections will decide whether the last union friendly state in the South becomes Right to work. In a hotly contested Governor’s race, both sides are pouring money into...