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Queens Public Defenders Push to Unionize. Management Calls Them a ‘Mob.’

Queens Public Defenders Push to Unionize. Management Calls Them a ‘Mob.’

08 Jan, 2021

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Queens Public Defenders Push to Unionize. Management Calls Them a ‘Mob.’

Last month, Queens Defenders employees

Queens Public Defenders Push to Unionize. Management Calls Them a ‘Mob.’

Working Families Prevail in Georgia as Rioters Attack U.S. Capitol

Working Families Prevail in Georgia as Rioters Attack U.S. Capitol

08 Jan, 2021

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Working Families Prevail in Georgia as Rioters Attack U.S. Capitol

This week, working families across our city and nation were witness to one of the darkest days in our history, as a violent mob stormed the Capitol in an effort to overturn a free and fair election and prevent a peaceful and Constitutional transfer of power.

Working Families Prevail in Georgia as Rioters Attack U.S. Capitol

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