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PRO Act Day of Action Thursday
The Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act is perhaps the most important piece of labor legislation since the 1940s. The PRO Act would reshape labor law to equal out the playing field, make it...
Biden Announces Pick for FLRA General Counsel
For over four years, the General Counsel position at the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) has been vacant. During the entire Trump presidency, he refused to appoint someone to lead the...
Senate Confirms Marty Walsh as Labor Secretary
Three months into his Presidency, Joe Biden has become the first President in 30 years to have all of his first choices for Cabinet picks approved. This happened after the Senate confirmed Marty...
AFL-CIO Pushes Senate to Approve DOL Leaders
For nearly three months, the Department of Labor has been rudderless with just acting staff in charge. The department is one of the last two to not have their Secretary confirmed by the Senate....
20 Ways the American Rescue Plan Helps Working People
The article below was written by Kenneth Quinnell for the AFL-CIO's blog. Last week, Congress passed the American Rescue Plan Act, a $1.9 trillion bill to help fight...
Are Extremists in Your Union?
Since the January 6th Capitol Insurgency, UCOMM has reported on some of the people who were involved in the attack. While some people flew there on private planes, others like Will Pepe were blue-...
PRO Act Passes House, Future in Senate Uncertain
After a day of speeches, late on Tuesday night, the House of Representatives voted to approve the Protect the Right to Organize (PRO) Act. This transformative piece of legislation would rewrite labor...
Biden Encourages Congress to Pass PRO Act
It’s game time for the PRO Act, as the House of Representatives is expected to vote on the bill sometime this week. The bill also got a big endorsement on Monday when President Joe Biden...
Senate Passes Pension Relief Plan
On Saturday, the United States Senate passed a mammoth COVID relief bill. This $1.9 trillion bill will provide a new round of $1,400 stimulus checks, extend unemployment benefits, provide billions in...
Senate Rejects $15 Minimum Wage
On Friday, the Senate voted down a proposed increase of the minimum wage to $15 an hour. Seven Democrats and one Independent who caucuses with the Democrats voted against the minimum wage increase...