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Biden: "Send the Union-Busters to Prison!"
Employers spend hundreds of millions, if not billions, of dollars a year to stop union organizing campaigns. Readers of UCOMM Blog know that in just the past few weeks employees at Bright Power Solar...
O'Malley Confronts Trump Official Over Child Separation
Bars across the country were packed on Wednesday as revelers met up with old friends and threw back a few drinks to kick off the Thanksgiving holiday. At The Dubliner in Washington DC, the bar was...
Bloomberg Announces $100M Anti-Trump Ad Buy
Former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg may still be on the fence about running for President, but that isn’t stopping him from becoming the biggest advertiser in the 2020 election.
Trump Bans Unions from VA
On Friday, federal unions who represent workers at the Veterans Affairs Department (VA) were given eviction notices. The notices come as the VA is pushing to get in compliance with a number of...
What’s Really Wrong with Alabama
On Saturday, Trump went searching for the applause that has been lacking in his two most recent sporting event appearances. So, Trump headed to Tuscaloosa for the Alabama-LSU College Football...
Warren's Prek-12 Plan is a "Game changer"
As the AFT continues to engage members in the presidential election and candidates continue to address issues relevant to working families, the education plan released by presidential candidate...
Facebook Staff Oppose Fake News Ad Policy
Facebook is facing an insurrection from its staff over the company's decision to be hands off with political advertising. Find out more below from the AP.
26k Rally for Sanders & AOC in NYC
This story was written by Labor Press. With just 100 days to go before the Iowa Caucus, 2020 presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, on Saturday afternoon, moved to solidify his position as the...
Push to Pass the Pro Act
Below is the text and the link to an email from the CWA. They are pushing the PRO Act. In their write up below they explain what the PRO Act is and what it would do to help working people. Many...
UFCW Host's Presidential Forum
On Sunday, October 13th, the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) held a Presidential Forum in Iowa. The event allows UFCW members’ to ask questions about their plans for...