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Scabby The Rat, Union Protest Icon, Survives Legal Challenge From Trump Appointee

Scabby the Rat lives to see another day! The beloved inflatable rodent, a fixture at U.S. labor protests for decades, survived near-extermination Wednesday when the National Labor Relations Board ruled that the use of Scabby in labor disputes was legal.

Scabby The Rat, Union Protest Icon, Survives Legal Challenge From Trump Appointee

Labor Movement Leads PRO Act Events in Backyards of All 100 Senators

This week, the AFL-CIO is leading a PRO Act Week of Action, part of the labor movement’s national campaign urging senators to pass this transformative labor law reform. This week of action includes at least one event near every U.S.

Labor Movement Leads PRO Act Events in Backyards of All 100 Senators

To Build Back Better, Give Workers a Voice and a Stake

This week, former Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos realized his dream of flying to space, after spending a reported $5 billion on his rocket company.

To Build Back Better, Give Workers a Voice and a Stake

Petition: Pass the PRO Act and Protect Workers’ Rights

Workers’ rights are under attack.

Our outdated labor laws have been chipped away and weakened by anti-worker legislators. Every day, we hear about corporations openly union-busting and retaliating against working people without consequence.

Petition: Pass the PRO Act and Protect Workers’ Rights

Black Unemployment Matters Just as Much as White Unemployment

In April 2020, after the labor market took its largest one-month hit in modern history, Black men and women suffered job losses proportionate to those of white women. Still, their losses were far less severe than those of Hispanic men and women.

Black Unemployment Matters Just as Much as White Unemployment

As In-Person Court Appearances Resume, ALAA Condemns OCA and City Over Deplorable Courthouse Conditions

The Association of Legal Aid Attorneys - UAW Local 2325 (ALAA) this week condemned the NY State Office of Court Administration (OCA), the NYC Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS), the NYC Department of Correction (DOC), and the New York City Police Department (NYPD) for failing t

As In-Person Court Appearances Resume, ALAA Condemns OCA and City Over Deplorable Courthouse Conditions