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Family of Tom Petty Demands Trump Stop Playing His Music
On Saturday, Trump headed to Tulsa, Oklahoma for a sparsely attended rally. Speaking to an arena that was 2/3rds empty, Trump’s team played Tom Petty’s hit “I Won’t Back Down...
The 20 Targets of the HEREOS Act
The HEROES Act is one of the most important pieces of legislation before the Senate currently. The bill would provide much-needed support to the states and would help prevent tens of thousands of...
Supreme Court Grants Workplace Rights to LGBTQ Workers
The Supreme Court has issued a historic workplace discrimination ruling that will extend protections to millions of LGBTQ workers. In a 6-3 decision, the court ruled that Title VII of the Civil...
Saunders: Police Contracts Don't Shield Brutality
This editorial was written by Lee Saunders and first appeared in USA Today. As an African American man who lived through the 1960s and now has two sons and three very young grandsons, the specter...
Historic Call to Remove Defense Secretary from AFL-CIO
The AFL-CIO is expected to take up and pass a resolution on Tuesday that would call on Defense Secretary Mark Esper and Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley to resign over their participation in the...
Republicans Call on Unions to Stop Collecting Dues
Some of the biggest unions in the country are receiving letters from Republican House members questioning them about dues collection. The letters are being sent by Republican Workforce Leaders on the...
Veterans Group Call on Esper and Joint Chiefs to Resign
This post was written by Common Dream. The AFL-CIO's Union Veterans Council has publicly called for the resignation of both U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper and Chairman of the Joint...
Trump's VA Kicks Out 244 Union Officers
Back in November UCOMM Blog reported that unions at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) received eviction notices. These notices were ordered by Trump as part of his anti-union Executive Orders...
AFL-CIO Endorses Joe Biden
The General Board of the 12.5 million-member, 55 union AFL-CIO voted today to endorse Joe Biden for president of the United States. Over the past year, working people have engaged in a comprehensive...
Trump Makes Massive Cuts to Federal Regulations
Last week Trump signed Executive Order -13924, which would cut regulations that “impede economic recovery.” The move is part of a decades-long push by conservatives to drastically change...