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Don't Downplay the Rioters Violence
This editorial was written by Cathy Young. It has been four months since a crowd of Donald Trump supporters invaded Capitol Hill while a joint session of Congress was counting the Electoral...
PRO Act Day of Action Thursday
The Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act is perhaps the most important piece of labor legislation since the 1940s. The PRO Act would reshape labor law to equal out the playing field, make it...
New Hampshire Right to Work Bill Passes Committee
After defeating right to work in Colorado and Montana, New Hampshire’s right to work bill took another step forward last week. The bill SB-61, which has already passed the State Senate, made it...
Biden Announces Pick for FLRA General Counsel
For over four years, the General Counsel position at the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) has been vacant. During the entire Trump presidency, he refused to appoint someone to lead the...
Andrew Yang Goes After Teachers Union
After a failed bid to become President of the United States, Andrew Yang has set his sights on becoming Mayor of New York City. While Yang has no experience running a government, he believes that his...
Georgia Voting Bill Makes it Illegal to Hand Out Water
Just a few months ago, voters in Georgia headed to the polls to deliver the state for President Joe Biden and in January elected two Democrats to the United States Senate. Those two Senators allowed...
Senate Confirms Marty Walsh as Labor Secretary
Three months into his Presidency, Joe Biden has become the first President in 30 years to have all of his first choices for Cabinet picks approved. This happened after the Senate confirmed Marty...
No Collective Bargaining for Public Employees
Legislation to prevent some public employees from bargaining is being considered in the Arkansas House this week. The bill would prevent union workers at state agencies, colleges, and public...
AFL-CIO Pushes Senate to Approve DOL Leaders
For nearly three months, the Department of Labor has been rudderless with just acting staff in charge. The department is one of the last two to not have their Secretary confirmed by the Senate....
20 Ways the American Rescue Plan Helps Working People
The article below was written by Kenneth Quinnell for the AFL-CIO's blog. Last week, Congress passed the American Rescue Plan Act, a $1.9 trillion bill to help fight...