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The House Must Stand Up for Labor

The House Must Stand Up for Labor

06 Feb, 2020

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The House Must Stand Up for Labor

Support for the labor movement is the highest in nearly half a century, yet only one in 10 workers are members of unions today. How can both be true?

The House Must Stand Up for Labor

Washington Labor Leader Jackie Jeter Retiring

06 Feb, 2020

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06 Feb, 2020

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Washington Labor Leader Jackie Jeter Retiring

Longtime labor activist Jackie Jeter (ATU), president of the Metropolitan Washington [D.C.] Council, AFL-CIO, will retire at the end of January after a lifelong career in the labor movement.

Washington Labor Leader Jackie Jeter Retiring

Trump's NLRB Quietly Makes It Riskier to Wear Union Schwag at Work

28 Jan, 2020

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28 Jan, 2020

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Trump's NLRB Quietly Makes It Riskier to Wear Union Schwag at Work

The Republican-controlled National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ended 2019 by rolling back another round of Obama-era regulations and handing down a number of pro-employer decisions. One of those rulings restricts workers from wearing union buttons and other pro-labor insignia.

Trump's NLRB Quietly Makes It Riskier to Wear Union Schwag at Work

Technology Has Made Labor Laws Obsolete, Experts Say

27 Jan, 2020

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27 Jan, 2020

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Technology Has Made Labor Laws Obsolete, Experts Say

In the 1930s, at the time of the writing of the Wagner Act—the law which grants workers the right to form unions and collectively bargain— union organizing took place during shift changes on factory floors and over beers in union halls.

Technology Has Made Labor Laws Obsolete, Experts Say

Trump's China Deal Was Pitched as Boon for Working Class, but He Celebrated with Wall Street Titans

19 Jan, 2020

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19 Jan, 2020

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Trump's China Deal Was Pitched as Boon for Working Class, but He Celebrated with Wall Street Titans

“There is precious little in this deal that addresses China’s long-standing denial of basic labor rights,” said Richard Trumka, the president of the AFL-CIO.

Trump's China Deal Was Pitched as Boon for Working Class, but He Celebrated with Wall Street Titans

A Letter to American Graduates

16 Jan, 2020

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16 Jan, 2020

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A Letter to American Graduates

Congratulations, and welcome to the American workforce! Many years of work and school brought you to this new place of early mornings, long hours and way too much coffee. You’re probably a little worried, and that’s okay.

A Letter to American Graduates