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Rioting NYC Transit Worker to be Fired
Following the attack on the United States Capitol on Wednesday by Trump supporters, there has been a nationwide manhunt for the perpetrators. That manhunt has come back to New York where a...
Pandemic Demonstrates Need for Unions
Even with a preventable pandemic raging, workers are continuing to organize. From Washington D.C. to Guam, working people are demanding a voice at work. Here are a few recent organizing wins. At...
Biden Adds 27 Union Leaders to Transition Team
With Joe Biden becoming the President-elect on Saturday, the process of transitioning from Trump to Biden has begun. Even without the help of Trump or the General Services Administration (GSA), Biden...
Why Workers Unionize: The Minneapolis Model
Originally by Aaron Gallant, AFL-CIO Blog More than six months have passed since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S., and more workers across America are joining in solidarity to create...
Successful Union Organizing Drives
With the National Labor Relations Board now open to conduct union elections, union organizing wins are happening at a rapid pace. From San Francisco to Pittsburgh to Macon Georgia, workers are...
Worker Centers Under Attack
Worker centers play an important role in helping organize workers who aren’t traditional union members. These centers usually focus on helping immigrant workers to get benefits, teach them...
Federal Unions Endorse Biden Big Time
The two largest federal unions have announced their endorsement of former Vice President Joe Biden for President. The endorsement was not a shock since Trump has been at war with the unions since he...
A Strike for Black Lives
Thousands of essential workers took part in a Strike for Black Lives on Monday, walking off the job for eight minutes and 46 seconds to honor George Floyd.
McConnell Refusing to Pay Police Pensions
In an interview with conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said the following:
Union Finds 39 Million N95 Masks
The federal government, state governments, and private hospitals all are in a race to find masks to protect healthcare workers and first responders. While many are reporting having difficulty finding...