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Native American Heritage Month: Will You Help?

AFL-CIO Weblog - Thu, 12/08/2016 - 7:15am

Audre Lorde famously concluded that “there is no hierarchy of oppression.” Yet, disenfranchised groups and social justice movements often compete against each other over who is more oppressed. They compete for resources, media attention or simply for a seat at the table. This competition often does more harm to these communities than good and only draws away from the important issues of representation.

D.C. Council Advances Expansive Family and Medical Leave Rules

AFL-CIO Weblog - Wed, 12/07/2016 - 9:46am

The Council of the District of Columbia not only moved the Universal Paid Leave bill forward on Dec. 6, but restored medical leave to the program. The proposal now includes eight weeks of parental leave, six weeks of family leave and two weeks of medical leave, making it one of the nation’s most generous packages of family and medical leave benefits.

USA : Teachers union considers strike after Fresno Unified officials walk out of negotiations

Labourstart USA - Sun, 12/04/2016 - 9:31pm
Source: Fresno Bee

USA : Is the Trump deal with Carrier a form of crony capitalism?

Labourstart USA - Sun, 12/04/2016 - 10:50am
Source: US Examiner

USA : Two transportation workers injured moving massive transformer for Lakeland Electric

Labourstart USA - Sun, 12/04/2016 - 10:30am
Source: Ledger

USA : Delta pilots get 30 percent raise by 2019 in new contract

Labourstart USA - Sun, 12/04/2016 - 10:26am
Source: Reuters

USA : SEIU Local 1000 reaches tentative deal with state

Labourstart USA - Sat, 12/03/2016 - 4:21pm
Source: Sac Bee

USA : Toledo Glass Workers Vote to Accept New Contract, Strike Ends

Labourstart USA - Sat, 12/03/2016 - 12:57pm
Source: IAM

USA : Hedge Fund Settlement With Labor Board on Worker Rights Stays Secret

Labourstart USA - Sat, 12/03/2016 - 10:27am
Source: NY Times

USA : SEIU Local 100 Cancels Monday Strike

Labourstart USA - Sat, 12/03/2016 - 9:33am
Source: KPBS

USA : Faculty union effort underway at Santa Fe Community College

Labourstart USA - Sat, 12/03/2016 - 9:32am
Source: Albuquerque Jrnl

USA : Carrier's Indianapolis workers don't expect pay cuts, but 600 will lose their jobs

Labourstart USA - Sat, 12/03/2016 - 9:28am
Source: IndyStar

USA : Bernie Sanders Rips Trump for Smoke-and-Mirrors Carrier Deal: Workers Should Be Very Nervous

Labourstart USA - Sat, 12/03/2016 - 9:19am
Source: Alternet

USA : Labor Peace Helps Bolster Baseball's Bottom Line

Labourstart USA - Sat, 12/03/2016 - 9:19am
Source: NY Times

USA : The Workers Versus Trump: From local to local, the labor movement needs to transform into an effective machine for fighting the Right

Labourstart USA - Sat, 12/03/2016 - 9:04am
Source: Jacobin

USA : Firefighters: Disney-backed government limits union leverage

Labourstart USA - Sat, 12/03/2016 - 5:38am
Source: The Sentinel

Video: 'Nothing about us without us!'

Workday Minnesota - Thu, 08/22/2013 - 2:22pm
MINNEAPOLIS - This video captures the sights and sounds of the Aug. 20 rally for fair trade in Minneapolis and explores the issues behind the new trade deal that would be another race to the bottom for working people around the globe.

Unions raise concerns about Affordable Care Act

Workday Minnesota - Thu, 08/22/2013 - 2:22pm
WASHINGTON - Add the Laborers to the list of unions who say the Obama administration and rsquo;s health care law leaves multi-employer health care plans, and the union workers who depend on them, in the lurch.

State employees ratify new contracts

Workday Minnesota - Thu, 08/22/2013 - 2:22pm
ST. PAUL - Members of

Hundreds of Minnesota activists march against free trade deal

Workday Minnesota - Tue, 08/20/2013 - 10:00pm
MINNEAPOLIS - Hundreds of labor, fair trade, environmental and community activists marched through downtown Minneapolis Tuesday to protest the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a massive trade deal that could jeopardize American jobs, wages, consumer safety, health care and environmental standards.
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