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PRO Act Passes House, Future in Senate Uncertain
After a day of speeches, late on Tuesday night, the House of Representatives voted to approve the Protect the Right to Organize (PRO) Act. This transformative piece of legislation would rewrite labor...
Biden Encourages Congress to Pass PRO Act
It’s game time for the PRO Act, as the House of Representatives is expected to vote on the bill sometime this week. The bill also got a big endorsement on Monday when President Joe Biden...
Senate Passes Pension Relief Plan
On Saturday, the United States Senate passed a mammoth COVID relief bill. This $1.9 trillion bill will provide a new round of $1,400 stimulus checks, extend unemployment benefits, provide billions in...
Senate Rejects $15 Minimum Wage
On Friday, the Senate voted down a proposed increase of the minimum wage to $15 an hour. Seven Democrats and one Independent who caucuses with the Democrats voted against the minimum wage increase...
Biden to Amazon: Let Workforce Organize
Since workers at the Amazon warehouse in Bessemer Alabama announced that they were going to vote to join RWDSU, messages of support have poured in. Unions like the NFLPA have recorded videos...
Biden Signs Order Allowing Unions at Defense Department
In January of 2020, UCOMM reported on an effort by Trump to exempt certain national security jobs from federal labor law. His order gave the Secretary of Defense the power to decide who was exempt...
Rand Paul Introduces National Right to Work Bill
It is the beginning of a new legislative session in the Senate so that can only mean one thing, it’s time for Kentucky Senator Rand Paul to introduce a National Right to Work bill. The bill...
AFL-CIO: Now is the Time to Expand Rights for All
For decades, politicians in Washington have fought over what to do about immigration. Both Presidents Bush and Obama attempted to pass comprehensive immigration bills that failed to get through...
APWU President Testifies Before Congress
On Wednesday, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy and APWU President Mark Dimondstein testified before Congress about the failures that the Postal Service faced since DeJoy took over. They also talked...
AFGE Announces Boldest Agenda Yet for Federal Workers
For the last four years, federal unions like AFGE were in a huge battle with Trump to protect basic benefits and protections. Some of the things that Trump went after included federal pensions, union...