Democrats Have An Ambitious Plan To Help Rebuild Labor Unions

02 Nov, 2017

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02 Nov, 2017

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Democrats Have An Ambitious Plan To Help Rebuild Labor Unions

As a pillar of the Democratic Party, unions have wanted for years to see mainstream Democrats push for major reforms to the law that would rejuvenate the ranks of organized labor.

Democrats Have An Ambitious Plan To Help Rebuild Labor Unions

TEXAS UNIONS TO UNVEIL FILM TELLING STORY OF ASIAN-AMERICAN SEAFARER

TEXAS UNIONS TO UNVEIL FILM TELLING STORY OF ASIAN-AMERICAN SEAFARER

29 Oct, 2017

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TEXAS UNIONS TO UNVEIL FILM TELLING STORY OF ASIAN-AMERICAN SEAFARER

HOUSTON -- On Sunday, October 29th the Seafarers International Union and other Texas labor organizations will unveil a documentary chronicling the journey of Shwe Aung from Burmese merchant mariner to labor activist, refugee, immigrant, American citizen, and highly effective international labor l

TEXAS UNIONS TO UNVEIL FILM TELLING STORY OF ASIAN-AMERICAN SEAFARER

Texas AFL-CIO Statement on Announcement by Speaker Straus

Texas AFL-CIO Statement on Announcement by Speaker Straus

25 Oct, 2017

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Texas AFL-CIO Statement on Announcement by Speaker Straus

  Texas AFL-CIO President Rick Levy issued the following statement on behalf of the state labor federation in response to House Speaker Joe Straus’s announcement that he will not seek reelection:

Texas AFL-CIO Statement on Announcement by Speaker Straus

TEXAS LABOR MOURNS CONNIE ENGLISH JR., INFLUENTIAL MEMBER OF RAILROAD WORKERS UNION, TEXAS AFL-CIO VICE PRESIDENT, FRIEND

TEXAS LABOR MOURNS CONNIE ENGLISH JR., INFLUENTIAL MEMBER OF RAILROAD WORKERS UNION, TEXAS AFL-CIO VICE PRESIDENT, FRIEND

14 Oct, 2017

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TEXAS LABOR MOURNS CONNIE ENGLISH JR., INFLUENTIAL MEMBER OF RAILROAD WORKERS UNION, TEXAS AFL-CIO VICE PRESIDENT, FRIEND

The Texas AFL-CIO was saddened to learn that Connie English, a third-generation railroad worker with trains in his blood who improved the livelihoods of car-driving, bus-taking, airplane-flying, block-walking workers across Texas through the labor movement, died early this morning in his beloved

TEXAS LABOR MOURNS CONNIE ENGLISH JR., INFLUENTIAL MEMBER OF RAILROAD WORKERS UNION, TEXAS AFL-CIO VICE PRESIDENT, FRIEND

AFL-CIO, Several Unions Send Volunteers to Puerto Rico

05 Oct, 2017

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05 Oct, 2017

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AFL-CIO, Several Unions Send Volunteers to Puerto Rico

Some 275 volunteers – pilots, mechanics, flight attendants and other workers – took off from Newark International Airport on October 4 on a union-sponsored relief mission to hurricane-smashed Puerto Rico, the AFL-CIO announced.

AFL-CIO, Several Unions Send Volunteers to Puerto Rico

Students Work Together to Create Change at Nike

29 Sep, 2017

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29 Sep, 2017

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Students Work Together to Create Change at Nike

In a powerful illustration of the ability of grassroots activists to challenge corporate power, United Students Against Sweatshops, the nation’s leading student organization focused on issues of worker rights and economic justice, has just scored a crucial victory over the world’s biggest s

Students Work Together to Create Change at Nike