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The Anti-Trust Movement Begins
For years, we here at UCOMM have been saying that an anti-trust movement needs to occur to regulate the internet giants like Facebook and Google. It didn’t happen before the 2016 election and...
Trump's Tariffs will Hurt the Poor
A new report shows that Trump's tariffs will impact the poor more than any other group, possibly leading to a large reduction in spending. Find out more from Marketwatch below.
Kamala Harris Talks Unions at South Carolina Town Hall
On Tuesday California Senator Kamala Harris sat down with MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell who was hosting a town hall from Spartanburg South Carolina, a state with only 55,000 union members...
Top Three Topics this Memorial Day Weekend
Calling all Patriots! Memorial Day is here. On Monday we remember those who gave the ultimate sacrifice, to protect our freedoms. From the revolutionaries in 1776 to those who died on foreign soils,...
Jay Inslee Talks Card Check
Jay Inslee may not be one of the front runners for President, heck, you might not even know who he is, but the Governor of Washington is making waves with his plan to save the planet and unions.
Beto Takes Lead Against Trump
The 2020 election is heating up as we are just weeks from the first Democratic Debate. Candidates have been making the rounds in early primary states and have been speaking to interest groups like...
Trump's Workforce Turmoil at Social Security Administration
In May of 2018 Trump signed an Executive Order (EO) severely limiting federal unions ability to represent their members. In August, an appeals court struck down most of the provisions within the...
Protecting the Right to Organize Act
On Thursday, Democrats introduced a set of bills that will rewrite American labor law and strengthen the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). The set of bills, known as Protecting the Right to...
Kamala Harris Promises to make Right to Work Illegal
Kamala Harris is joining the chorus of elected officials who are calling on Congress and states to ban Right to Work.
Trump Freaks out over Firefighters Union Endorsement
After kicking off his Presidential campaign with a high dollar fundraiser hosted by the union-busting CEO of Comcast and a union-busting lawyer from Philadelphia, Vice President Joe Biden locked up...