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Laborers Rally to End Body Shop Exploitation

Laborers Rally to End Body Shop Exploitation

28 May, 2021

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Laborers Rally to End Body Shop Exploitation

On Wednesday, members of Laborers Local 79 gathered with supporters and elected officials for a rally at 28th Street and 11th Avenue to fight back against body shops, which prey on people returning home from incarceration and leverage workers' parole mandates of maintaining employment as a condit

Laborers Rally to End Body Shop Exploitation

SAG-AFTRA Files Charges with NLRB Against New York Public Radio

SAG-AFTRA Files Charges with NLRB Against New York Public Radio

28 May, 2021

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SAG-AFTRA Files Charges with NLRB Against New York Public Radio

This week, SAG-AFTRA filed an Unfair Labor Practice charge with the National Labor Relations Board against New York Public Radio, owner of WNYC, Gothamist and other media properties, in response to a coordinated and aggressive campaign to undermine union and protected and concerted activity.

SAG-AFTRA Files Charges with NLRB Against New York Public Radio

Brooklyn Museum Employees Take Steps Toward a Union

Brooklyn Museum Employees Take Steps Toward a Union

28 May, 2021

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Brooklyn Museum Employees Take Steps Toward a Union

Employees at yet another of New York City’s major museums have taken steps to form a union. This time the organizing effort is taking place at the Brooklyn Museum, where a proposed union would represent a mixture of full- and part-time workers.

Brooklyn Museum Employees Take Steps Toward a Union

Shuler Joins Warrior Met Strike in Alabama

27 May, 2021

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27 May, 2021

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Shuler Joins Warrior Met Strike in Alabama

AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Liz Shuler visited Mine Workers (UMWA) members yesterday in Brookwood, Alabama, who are striking against Warrior Met Coal in their fight for a fair contract.

Shuler Joins Warrior Met Strike in Alabama

PRO Act Builds It Back Better With Unions

26 May, 2021

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26 May, 2021

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PRO Act Builds It Back Better With Unions

The American Jobs Plan is not threatened by America’s labor movement. It is strengthened by us and the inclusion of the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act.

PRO Act Builds It Back Better With Unions

Unions Are Essential to Racial Justice

24 May, 2021

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24 May, 2021

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Unions Are Essential to Racial Justice

As the president of the Department for Professional Employees, AFL-CIO (DPE), I lead a coalition of 24 national unions representing more than four million professionals.

Unions Are Essential to Racial Justice