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Trumka Says Walsh Will Be 'Exceptional' Labor Secretary

07 Jan, 2021

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07 Jan, 2021

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Trumka Says Walsh Will Be 'Exceptional' Labor Secretary

The president of the AFL-CIO, the nation’s largest federation of unions, praised President-elect Joe Biden’s nomination of Boston Mayor Marty Walsh (D) for secretary of Labor, calling the mayor an “exceptional” choice.

Trumka Says Walsh Will Be 'Exceptional' Labor Secretary

Trumka Calls Trump Protest ‘One of the Greatest Assaults on Our Democracy Since the Civil War’

06 Jan, 2021

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06 Jan, 2021

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Trumka Calls Trump Protest ‘One of the Greatest Assaults on Our Democracy Since the Civil War’

Prominent union leaders of the AFL-CIO and United Auto Workers are publicly condemning President Donald Trump’s supporters for storming the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday. AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka called it “one of the greatest assaults on our democracy since the Civil War.” 

Trumka Calls Trump Protest ‘One of the Greatest Assaults on Our Democracy Since the Civil War’

A New Labor Department Rule Would Classify Gig Workers as Contractors

06 Jan, 2021

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06 Jan, 2021

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A New Labor Department Rule Would Classify Gig Workers as Contractors

The Labor Department on Wednesday released the final version of a rule that could classify millions of workers in industries like construction, cleaning and the gig economy as contractors rather than employees, another step under the Trump administration toward endorsing the business practices of

A New Labor Department Rule Would Classify Gig Workers as Contractors

2020: A Year-in-Review

2020: A Year-in-Review

31 Dec, 2020

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2020: A Year-in-Review

As we come to the end of an unprecedented year in our city and our nation’s history, we’re taking a look back at all that we’ve accomplished as a city labor movement in the face of previously unimaginable obstacles. 

2020: A Year-in-Review

AFM Local 802 Continues Campaign to #SaveNYCMusic

AFM Local 802 Continues Campaign to #SaveNYCMusic

23 Dec, 2020

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AFM Local 802 Continues Campaign to #SaveNYCMusic

This week, as part of the ongoing campaign to #SaveNYCMusic, 55 musicians and members of AFM Local 802 donated their time and talent to benefit the Musicians' Emergency Relief Fund.

AFM Local 802 Continues Campaign to #SaveNYCMusic

IBEW Local 3 Featured in Swedish Electricians' Magazine

IBEW Local 3 Featured in Swedish Electricians' Magazine

23 Dec, 2020

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IBEW Local 3 Featured in Swedish Electricians' Magazine

IBEW Local 3 Business Manager Christopher Erikson was interviewed by the Swedish Electricians Union's magazine Elektrikern, published earlier this month. In the article, Erikson discusses the 2020 presidential election and what it means to Local 3, IBEW, and organized labor as a whole.

IBEW Local 3 Featured in Swedish Electricians' Magazine