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NYC Teachers Issue Strike Threat
New York City is the only big school district in the country that is scheduled to reopen in September for in-person classes. While New York has one of the lowest transmission rates in the country,...
Building a Stronger Local Union
This post was written by the IBEW Media Center. The first page of the IBEW Constitution begins with a declaration: "Our cause is the cause of human justice, human rights, human security....
Mayors Trying to Bust Police Unions
After months of protests around police brutality, the U.S. Conference of Mayors has released a report attacking police union’s collective bargaining agreements.
Trades Sign Historic Agreement in New York City
New York City is one of the most heavily unionized cities in the country and much of the construction that is done is union. For countless families, these union jobs have brought them into the middle...
Major Organizing Wins in the Midst of a Pandemic
Even in the middle of a pandemic, workers are organizing. Elections were delayed for a few months while the NLRB figured out how to work from home, but they have now restarted and many employees are...
NLRB Announces Reorganization Plan
Ever since PATCO union buster Peter Robb took over as the General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), he has been trying to weaken the pro-union work the board is supposed to do....
AFGE Wins Huge Contract Battle Against Trump
For more than a year, the Trump administration has been attempting to impose one-sided, anti-union contracts on different federal agencies including the VA and the Department of Education. In July...
NYC School Plan Puts Teachers at Risk
New York City is set to open schools in just a few weeks with some in-person classes. The plan, which was submitted to the Governor’s office for approval, would include a mix of in-person...
Immigration Judges have Right to Bargain
Over the last four years, federal unions have taken many hits. Trump has declared war on them and has used his executive power to institute numerous new policies, including kicking them out of their...
Who are these Stormtroopers?
After weeks of protests against the murder of George Floyd and police brutality, protests had begun to die down. Even in Portland Oregon, protests seemed to be getting smaller by the day. Yet Trump...