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Antibody Tests Not Mandatory for Employment
With businesses around the country reopening, some employers are trying to figure out how to keep their employees safe. One idea that has been floated by scientists, politicians, and business groups...
Working Behind the Wall
When we think of incarceration, we think about people sentenced to prison. Perhaps we think of those in jail awaiting trial or serving a short sentence. When we think of reentry, the act of person...
Facebook Creates Union Blocking Tool
On June 10th, Facebook held a presentation to talk about a new tool for its Workplace platform. Workplace is Facebook’s attempt to copy the popular intra-office messaging service known as Slack...
AFL-CIO: Police Unions Can Stay In
Since the George Floyd killing, groups like the AFL-CIO have come under pressure to cut ties with police unions. On Tuesday, the AFL-CIO’s Executive Council considered a resolution that would...
A Call on AFL-CIO to Disaffiliate with Police Unions
With the George Floyd killing sparking peaceful protests around the country, the role of police unions is coming under scrutiny. While many are considered independent unions, meaning they are not a...
Will 50-a Police Discipline Records Rule Backfire?
A trusted source of UCOMM's has given us the skinny on the deal with releasing the employment records of officers who are suspected of being the bad apples. Newsday did a fair piece on it below,...
1.5 Million Government Employees Laid Off
One hundred days into the COVID-19 pandemic and shutdown, almost all states and local municipalities have begun to reopen. Even New York City, the hardest-hit area in the country, has entered Phase 1...
Frontline Workers Get Death Benefits
On Saturday, May 30th New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a bill to grant death benefits to frontline workers who died in the war against COVID-19.
Alt-Right Posting Fake Protest Locations
Protests are raging in cities and towns across America to protest the murder of George Floyd. While most have stayed peaceful, some outside agitators have decided to co-opt the protests to commit...
AFL-CIO HQ Gets Vandalized
The following is a statement from AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka. My heart is heavy at the events of the past few days. I watched the video of George Floyd pleading for his life under the knee...