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What Biden and Congress can do to support unions

26 Jan, 2021

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26 Jan, 2021

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What Biden and Congress can do to support unions

In the last Congress, Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the US House of Representatives passed the most significant worker empowerment legislation since the Great Depression by creating a much fairer process for forming a union. It is called the Protecting the Right to Organize Act, or PRO Act.

What Biden and Congress can do to support unions

Amazon Union Drive Takes Hold in Unlikely Place

25 Jan, 2021

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25 Jan, 2021

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Amazon Union Drive Takes Hold in Unlikely Place

The largest, most viable effort to unionize Amazon in many years began last summer not in a union stronghold like New York or Michigan, but at a Fairfield Inn outside of Birmingham, in the right-to-work state of Alabama.

Amazon Union Drive Takes Hold in Unlikely Place

Biden's 'Buy American' Manufacturing Order Called 'Good First Step' by Labor

25 Jan, 2021

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25 Jan, 2021

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Biden's 'Buy American' Manufacturing Order Called 'Good First Step' by Labor

“This executive order will close loopholes that allow agencies to sidestep Buy American requirements and increase the thresholds for domestic content,” said AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka in a statement. “This order is a good first step in revitalizing U.S.

Biden's 'Buy American' Manufacturing Order Called 'Good First Step' by Labor

Union Family Member Aspires to Become Orthopedic Surgeon; Union Plus Scholarship Application Deadline Is Jan. 31

21 Jan, 2021

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21 Jan, 2021

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Union Family Member Aspires to Become Orthopedic Surgeon; Union Plus Scholarship Application Deadline Is Jan. 31

Makaelah Murray, a student athlete at Howard University in Washington, D.C., is among the 2020 Union Plus Scholarship winners. Murray is a biology major at Howard and a member of the women’s soccer program.

Union Family Member Aspires to Become Orthopedic Surgeon; Union Plus Scholarship Application Deadline Is Jan. 31

Trumka: 'Biden is committed' to strengthening unions

Trumka: 'Biden is committed' to strengthening unions

21 Jan, 2021

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Trumka: 'Biden is committed' to strengthening unions

AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka discusses why America needs a strong labor movement and how the Biden administration is committed to strengthening unions.

Trumka: 'Biden is committed' to strengthening unions

Service + Solidarity Spotlight: IBEW Members Integral to Production and Distribution of COVID-19 Vaccines

Service + Solidarity Spotlight: IBEW Members Integral to Production and Distribution of COVID-19 Vaccines

14 Jan, 2021

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Service + Solidarity Spotlight: IBEW Members Integral to Production and Distribution of COVID-19 Vaccines

Working people across the United States have stepped up to help out our friends, neighbors and communities during these trying times. In our regular Service + Solidarity Spotlight series, we’ll showcase one of these stories every day. Here’s today’s story.

Service + Solidarity Spotlight: IBEW Members Integral to Production and Distribution of COVID-19 Vaccines