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06 Jul, 2018

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Union Plus Scholarships

The 2019 Union Plus Scholarship application is now open! Since 1991, the Union Plus Scholarship Program has awarded more than $4.3 million to students of working families who want to begin or continue their post-secondary education.

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06 Jul, 2018

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Rebuilding Power in Open-Shop America: A Labor Notes Guide

This month Labor Notes is sharing a special expanded issue devoted to one topic: a survival guide for rebuilding power in open-shop America. Janus is a serious blow—but there is still good news.

Rebuilding Power in Open-Shop America: A Labor Notes Guide

06 Jul, 2018

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Janus and Beyond: Workshops for a New Reality

Join the NYC Central Labor Council, the Murphy Institute at CUNY, and the Worker Institute at Cornell ILR for a series of six workshops focused on the fundamental skills and strategy necessary to strengthen our unions in this crucial moment.

Janus and Beyond: Workshops for a New Reality

03 Jul, 2018

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03 Jul, 2018

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Rebuilding Power in Open-Shop America: A Labor Notes Guide

The moment you may have been dreading arrived June 27, when the Supreme Court imposed the open shop on the public sector nationwide with its decision in Janus v. AFSCME District 31.

Rebuilding Power in Open-Shop America: A Labor Notes Guide

29 Jun, 2018

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29 Jun, 2018

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Despite setbacks and high court’s ruling, unions show spark

Their membership has been declining for decades. They’ve been bedeviled by crippling new laws, and by a devastating U.S. Supreme Court decision just this week. From all appearances, it would seem that labor unions are an endangered species.

Despite setbacks and high court’s ruling, unions show spark

29 Jun, 2018

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29 Jun, 2018

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Supreme Court won't have the last word on worker rights

In Janus v. AFSCME, the US Supreme Court's conservative 5-4 majority held that public employees cannot be required by state law to pay a fair share of the cost of services that unions must provide members and nonmembers alike.

Supreme Court won't have the last word on worker rights