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Biden Picks a Teacher to Run the Education Department
In a big departure from the last four years, President-elect Joe Biden has chosen Miguel Cardona, a former public-school teacher, and principal, as his Education Secretary. Cardona would replace the...
Trumka: Stimulus Bill Just a Downpayment
Over the weekend the House and the Senate passed a stimulus bill. Below is the statement that AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka put out about the bill. It’s been more than seven months since...
26 Union Leaders Cast Electoral College Votes for Biden
On Monday, December 14th, the Electoral College met to officially vote on the 2020 Presidential election. According to the Constitution, the national election in November determines which slate of...
Republicans: A Danger to American Democracy
One of the most depressing figures in the news this year is 27. That’s the number of congressional Republicans — out of a total of 249 — who were willing to say in a Washington Post...
Trump Says Freeze Federal Workers Pay
Trump may be on his way out, but he is using his last few weeks in office to continue his war on federal workers. As negotiations continue over the 2021 pay for federal workers, Trump has released a...
Unions: No to Rahm Emanuel
Over the last month, unions have been letting the Biden-Harris Transition team know their thoughts about picks for several different departments. UCOMM previously reported that Biden has put 27...
Biden Meets with Laid Off Union Workers
On Wednesday, President-elect Joe Biden held a Zoom call with laid-off union workers and a restaurant owner. People on the call included a school crossing guard, an IATSE rigger, and a concession...
Four Reasons Why Biden Shouldn't Pardon Trump
This editorial first appeared on Daily Camera. Gerald Ford was right. It was years before I understood that. I was 17 years old on the day in 1974 when the 38th president pardoned the 37th,...
Meet the Georgia Senate Candidates
Georgia has turned into the last battlefield in the fight to control the Senate. The state has a special runoff rule where if a candidate does not get 50% of the vote on Election Day, a runoff is...
UCOMM PAC: A Game Changer
How strong is this Blue Wall and what exactly is it? This metaphor labels traditional blue states with high union-density that deliver the necessary electoral college votes for the Democratic...