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Michigan Wants to Ban Union Release Time
With just a few weeks left in Rick Snyder’s reign as the anti-union Governor of Michigan, the Republican legislature is trying to fast-track a number of bills for him to sign. One such bill...
Kentucky Governor to Teachers: “I will break you”
In the Spring, teachers in a number of states became fixtures at state legislatures as they protested and went on strike to call for a number of pro-teacher reforms. In Kentucky, teachers rallied to...
Unions Sue Puerto Rico over Pension Mismanagement
More bad news for workers in Puerto Rico as the AFT and AFSCME are filing a lawsuit to alleging that the government has been mishandling public employees retirement accounts. Read more below from...
Pay Lifted for 1 Million Workers
This post was written by the Economic Policy Institute. In yesterday’s election, voters in Missouri and Arkansas gave overwhelming approval to ballot measures that will raise their state...
Amendment 4: Felons Can Vote After Serving their Time
Yesterday in Florida, voters chose to pass Amendment 4, which would restore voting rights for felons. Here is what the AFL-CIO had to say in encouraging their Florida members to vote Yes....
Governor Cuomo Calls for a Total Boycott of NY1
If you live in the Empire State and you even loosely follow politics, you know that Governor Andrew Cuomo and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio don't get along. The union workforce at...
Janus Opt-Out Law in Trouble in New Jersey
Readers of UCOMM Blog already know that far-right, conservative groups have been reaching out to union members following the Janus decision to encourage them to opt-out of their union. Many unions...
Teachers Fight Back
September usually means the end of summer and the start of a new school year, but like many things, that’s not exactly how it’s working out in 2018. Teachers went on strike the first...
Protecting Public Pensions Protects All Working Families
Sometimes it feels like working men and women are always under attack – from anti-union employers, from Washington, from Albany. Now, amid a concerted attack by climate change activists, Gov...
Unemployment for Strikers
Organized labor notched a major victory today as Governor Phil Murphy signed A-3861 into law. This bill will extend unemployment benefits to striking workers under certain circumstances. New Jersey...