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As Amazon Union Vote Starts, AFL-CIO's Tech Think Tank Considers Future of Labor

08 Feb, 2021

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08 Feb, 2021

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As Amazon Union Vote Starts, AFL-CIO's Tech Think Tank Considers Future of Labor

On Monday in Alabama, more than 5,800 of them will be able to vote on whether to become the first Amazon warehouse in the United States to unionize.

As Amazon Union Vote Starts, AFL-CIO's Tech Think Tank Considers Future of Labor

CSEA Member Earns Both Associate and Bachelor's Degrees, Thanks to Union Plus

04 Feb, 2021

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04 Feb, 2021

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CSEA Member Earns Both Associate and Bachelor's Degrees, Thanks to Union Plus

California School Employees Association (CSEA) member Jacob Rodriguez leapt at the chance to join his school district’s information technology department when a position opened up. The only catch was that he was a substitute custodian and didn’t have a college degree yet.

CSEA Member Earns Both Associate and Bachelor's Degrees, Thanks to Union Plus

AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Shuler Talks Tech and Jobs

03 Feb, 2021

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03 Feb, 2021

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AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Shuler Talks Tech and Jobs

"We are going to insert ourselves at every table,” Shuler said. “If we don’t get workers to the table, there’s going to be more of what Trump tapped into,” she said, in reference to angry voters who feel left behind by globalization. “Training works better when you talk to workers.

AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Shuler Talks Tech and Jobs

Amazon's Anti-Union Blitz Stalks Alabama Warehouse Workers Everywhere, Even the Bathroom

02 Feb, 2021

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02 Feb, 2021

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Amazon's Anti-Union Blitz Stalks Alabama Warehouse Workers Everywhere, Even the Bathroom

Amazon is the great white whale, a target that labor groups have longed for years to organize, said Richard Trumka, president of the AFL-CIO, which is providing personnel and strategic guidance to aid the RWDSU. “We’ll give them whatever they need to help them win,” Trumka said.

Amazon's Anti-Union Blitz Stalks Alabama Warehouse Workers Everywhere, Even the Bathroom

John J. Sweeney (1934-2021), AFL-CIO President Emeritus

John J. Sweeney (1934-2021), AFL-CIO President Emeritus

02 Feb, 2021

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John J. Sweeney (1934-2021), AFL-CIO President Emeritus

John Sweeney, who led an era of transformative change in America’s labor movement, passed away Feb. 1 at the age of 86. Sweeney was one of four children born to Irish immigrants in a working-class Bronx neighborhood shortly after the Great Depression.

John J. Sweeney (1934-2021), AFL-CIO President Emeritus