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Over 10,000 Jobs Lost in Trump's Trade War
While Wall St has reacted negatively to Trump's continued trade war, a new report shows that these effects are being felt by workers as companies begin to eliminate jobs. Find out more below from...
Trump Attacks Labor on Labor Day
On Sunday, AFL-CIO President Rich Trumka did his annual Labor Day media tour. One of the shows that Trumka went on was Fox News Sunday, where one of the viewers was Trump and just like last year,...
Bernie Sanders' Plan to Double Union Membership
Throughout his long political career, Senator Bernie Sanders has been a friend of labor. That should come as no surprise since he built his political career as a Democratic-Socialist fighting for...
Scaramucci: Replace Trump
Around every turn, Trump seems to be losing support. Now he is losing the support of one of his biggest backers Anthony Scaramucci. Find out more from the AP below.
Trumka to Candidates: Don't Take us for Granted
Before the recent Democratic debate, candidates were sat down and talked to by AFL-CIO President Rich Trumka. Below is a report from HuffPost about what the labor leader had to say.
Oppose the USMCA
Below is a letter that was written from UAW 259 President Brian Schneck to Congressman Lee Zeldin, asking him to oppose Trump's USMCA trade deal. The letter was in response to a form letter that...
AFL-CIO Opposes Trump Labor Sec
AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on Eugene Scalia’s announced nomination for secretary of labor: Eugene Scalia has spent his entire career making life more difficult and dangerous for...
Mayor Pete: Penalize Companies that Bust Unions
One of the biggest surprises of the 2020 Democratic primary has been South Bend Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg. As he has rocketed up in the polls, Mayor Pete has slowly been releasing his policies and...
De Blasio Wants to Ban At-Will Employment
This week, New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio has released his labor plan, which is a comprehensive plan for changing the United States labor laws to better favor working people.
Trump's Watered-Down Apprenticeship Program
This post was written by the IBEW. The IBEW urgently needs your help to protect our training programs from a pending federal rule that would let businesses run shoddy apprenticeships with minimal...