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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

Biden must pass the Protecting the Right to Organize Act

Biden must pass the Protecting the Right to Organize Act

13 Jan, 2021

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Biden must pass the Protecting the Right to Organize Act

So America today needs more than anything solidarity and human dignity — the church's core teachings.

Biden must pass the Protecting the Right to Organize Act

Democracy and the labor movement are one and the same

Democracy and the labor movement are one and the same

12 Jan, 2021

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Democracy and the labor movement are one and the same

Our Constitution says that after a presidential election, Congress shall meet on Jan. 6 to count the electoral votes cast for the president and vice president. It is a solemn ritual of democracy.

Democracy and the labor movement are one and the same