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Tens of Thousands of Union Jobs Created Under Infrastructure Bill
On Friday night, the House of Representatives passed President Biden’s infrastructure plan. The bill will provide $1 trillion in funding for so-called hard or traditional infrastructure...
CWA Members Arrested Supporting Voting Rights
On Wednesday, CWAers and other activists from across the country rallied in front of the White House demanding that our elected officials put an end to the filibuster, and pass the Freedom to Vote...
Erikson: Left, Right, and Center
All or nothing. It seems that is the state of politics in America, and it really is sad. The Republican game plan is to deny President Biden any support for the programs that he proposed to the...
Proud Boys March on Long Island
On a sunny afternoon on the South Shore of Long Island, diner’s tranquil afternoon was broken by a street protest of far-right extremists. Walking down Main Street like Nazis in the 1930s,...
200 Law Enforcement Officials Confirmed Oath Keepers
Following the January 6th attack on the United States Capitol and the process of certifying the 2020 election, a national manhunt has been on for the people and groups behind the attack. UCOMM...
Biden Mandates Vaccines for Federal Workers
With COVID-19 continuing to wreak havoc among the unvaccinated, President Biden is taking a huge step and announcing that he will require all federal workers to get the COVID-19 shot. The...
AFL-CIO: Get Rid of the Filibuster
New AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler is coming out of the gate swinging in her attempt to pass the PRO Act. The bill, which has now been renamed The Richard L. Trumka PRO Act in honor of her predecessor...
Two More Votes for the PRO Act?
For the last few months, the PRO Act has been stalled in the Senate. Although it passed the House in March, it has languished in the Senate since it did not have the support of 50 Senate Democrats,...
Teamsters Join March for Voting Rights
This post was written by the Teamsters. The Teamsters are renewing their commitment to voting rights and racial equality with its participation in this year’s March on Washington on Aug. 28...
Biden Refuses to Invite Tesla to White House
Last week, President Joe Biden invited representatives from the largest American automakers to the White House for the signing of an Executive Order (EO) setting a goal of having 50% of new cars sold...