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Chattanooga Central Labor Council pledges full support for Volkswagen workers in their fight for family-sustaining wages and benefits Chattanooga, TN — The workers have spoken. Just as they bravely voted in 2024 to form a union with the United Auto Workers (UAW), a majority of Volkswagen employees

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From left to right, State Senator Charlene Oliver, State Rep. Yusef Hakeem, USW 15120 Presidet and CALC recording secretary Carla Leslie, and CALC President Geoffrey Meldahl

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Working people are tired of hearing how tax giveaways for Wall Street billionaires and corporations will supposedly trickle down to the rest of us.

27, Sep, 2017

A Radical Republican Proposal To Roll Back Worker Protections

Last week, the Republican-led House Committee on Education and the Workforce held a hearing on H.R. 3441, the so-called Save Local Business Act -- a bill that has almost nothing to do with saving small and local businesses.

20, Sep, 2017

Labor Unions Are Stepping Up To Fight Deportations

Yahaira Burgos was fearing the worst when her husband, Juan Vivares, reported to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in lower Manhattan in March. Vivares, who fled Colombia and entered the U.S. illegally in 2011, had recently been given a deportation order.

14, Sep, 2017

NNU Deploys Additional Nurses to Hurricane-Affected Areas

“What we know from RNRN’s work in previous disaster-stricken areas, including hurricanes Katrina and Rita, as well as post-earthquake Haiti and super typhoon Haiyan, is that after an initial surge of volunteers, many people have to return to work.

12, Sep, 2017

What Labor Day Means to My South Side and Black Union Family

Growing up on Chicago’s South Side, I learned at an early age the power of unions to dramatically improve the opportunities of black families in America.

07, Sep, 2017

Trumka: This Labor Day, Fight for Paid Leave

The tension between work and time off has always been a concern of the American labor movement.

05, Sep, 2017