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Los Angeles Teachers Stay Strong; Win Improvements

Los Angeles Teachers Stay Strong; Win Improvements UTLA Less than a month into 2019, the teachers of Los Angeles have proven that last year’s wave of collective action isn’t quieting down. After taking to the streets in a strike that has captured the country’s imagination, members of United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA) are returning to classrooms today after […]

The Fierce Urgency of Now

The Fierce Urgency of Now AFL-CIO Hundreds of labor and social justice activists descended on the nation’s capital this weekend for the 2019 AFL‑CIO Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Civil and Human Rights Conference. AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka kicked off the gathering by telling participants that this is our moment for action: “We’re living in the fierce urg […]

We've Had Enough; Do Your Job: In the States Roundup

We've Had Enough; Do Your Job: In the States Roundup AFL-CIO It's time once again to take a look at the ways working people are making progress in the states. Click on any of the links to follow the state federations on Twitter. Alaska AFL-CIO: Real families with very real bills are being harmed and it’s time we hold our country’s leadership accoun […]

Future of Work Commission Urges Bargaining Rights for Digital Platform Workers

Future of Work Commission Urges Bargaining Rights for Digital Platform Workers ILO A landmark report by the International Labor Organization’s (ILO’s) Global Commission on the Future of Work, released today, calls for giving full rights and protections, including collective bargaining rights, to digital platform workers. The ILO is the United Nations agency […]

Extending a Helping Hand: The Working People Weekly List

Extending a Helping Hand: The Working People Weekly List AFL-CIO Every week, we bring you a roundup of the top news and commentary about issues and events important to working families. Here’s this week’s Working People Weekly List. Extending a Helping Hand to Those Affected by the Shutdown: "Across the country, working people are marching and rallying […]

Extending a Helping Hand to Those Affected by the Shutdown

Extending a Helping Hand to Those Affected by the Shutdown AFL-CIO Across the country, working people are marching and rallying for an immediate end to the government shutdown. Already the longest funding lapse in American history, this manufactured crisis has put the weight of ideological extremism on federal workers and their families. As we continue fight […]

Stop Starving Our Schools

Stop Starving Our Schools UTLA The streets of Los Angeles are packed with the sights and sounds of collective action this week. Braving the cold rain, some 30,000 United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA) members turned out for picket lines across the city yesterday, joined by more than 10,000 parents, students and community members. Every L.A. school site—more tha […]

Thousands Rally in D.C. to #StopTheShutdown

Thousands Rally in D.C. to #StopTheShutdown AFL-CIO As the government shutdown became the longest in U.S. history, thousands of working people took to the streets of Washington, D.C., to send a clear message to the president and Congress to stop the shutdown and let federal government employees get to work. Thousands more rallied at other locations around th […]

No Joke: Worker Wins

No Joke: Worker Wins The Onion Our latest roundup of worker wins begins with several newsrooms using collective action and includes numerous examples of working people organizing, bargaining and mobilizing for a better life. Onion Creative Staff Approve New Contract: The creative staff at The Onion, which includes various other related publications, voted to […]

#StopTheShutdown: The Working People Weekly List

#StopTheShutdown: The Working People Weekly List AFL-CIO Every week, we bring you a roundup of the top news and commentary about issues and events important to working families. Here’s this week’s Working People Weekly List. State of the Unions: Special #StopTheShutdown Episode: A Conversation with AFGE President J. David Cox: "With the government shutd […]

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