unions
Trump using record unemployment to push an anti-labor agenda
May 28, 2020This is a brazen attempt by Trump, McConnell, GOP and corporations to break our backs, wipe out the most basic of all working people’s rights. We won’t stand for it.
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Biden picks up Communications Workers, Steelworkers endorsements
May 27, 2020Biden, the presumed Democratic presidential nominee, picked up the official backing of the Steelworkers on May 20 and the Communications Workers two days later.
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AFL-CIO formally endorses Joe Biden for president
May 27, 2020“Just imagine what workers can accomplish with an ally in the White House,” Richard Trumka, president of the nation’s largest labor federation said in his endorsement speech.
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Mine Wars: ‘Matewan Massacre’ a century ago embodied miners’ struggles
May 19, 2020100 years ago, a pitched battle between miners and company security in the town of Matewan, W.V., left 10 people dead.
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AFL-CIO sues Trump’s OSHA to force firms to protect workers from virus
May 19, 2020“It’s truly a sad day in America when working people must sue the organization tasked with protecting our health and safety,” said AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka.
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