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Mineworkers Union Supports Biden's Green Energy Plan
One of the biggest impediments to President Biden’s climate plan has done a 180 and is now supporting the plan. The United Mineworkers of America (UMWA) announced this week that they support...
Senator Manchin Announces Support for PRO Act
On Friday, UCOMM reported on Maine Senator Angus King signing on to support the PRO Act. Just days later, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) has announced that he will become the 47th Senator to sign on to...
Angus King Signs on to Support PRO Act
To pass the PRO Act Democrats must get all 50 of their Senators on board with the bill. That effort made some progress as Senator Angus King, an independent who caucuses with the Democrats, signed on...
Biden wants Billions more for Department of Labor
After four years of constant attacks, the Department of Labor (DOL) is hoping to be in a good position for the next fiscal year after President Biden proposed spending $14.2 billion on the Department...
Don't Downplay the Rioters Violence
This editorial was written by Cathy Young. It has been four months since a crowd of Donald Trump supporters invaded Capitol Hill while a joint session of Congress was counting the Electoral...
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...