WASHINGTON, DC — “We are at a tipping point in America. In a country that has represented tolerance and hope for so many, the 250 shootings this year – on top of
HARLAN, Ky.—Coal miners in Harlan County, Kentucky blocked a railroad track July 29 to prevent a train from carrying coal they mined but didn’t get paid for. The Blackjewel company,
Brooklyn, NY – This week’s Democratic debates showed that right-wing corporate Democrats are intent on undermining Medicare for All — and they’re more than happy to use organized labor as
DETROIT, Mich.—Labor issues were a minimal part of the agenda at the second night of the Democratic presidential debate here July 31. The two candidates making unequivocally pro-union statements were
Washington, DC – Eugene Scalia has spent his entire career making life more difficult and dangerous for working people. We opposed him in 2002 for solicitor of labor based on
WASHINGTON—The House has approved a bill to rescue multiemployer pension funds whose collapse could cut off benefits for 1.3 million people, but it now faces an uphill battle in the
Washington, DC – The AFT has filed a lawsuit regarding mismanagement and sabotage of the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. PSLF enables qualifying public service workers like AFT members—teachers,
Miami, Florida – The Fair Wage amendment proposed in Florida is aimed at reaching $15 an hour by 2026. The minimum wage would increase by slightly more than $1 an
HELENA, Mont.—The leader of a talc-mill union locked out for almost three months last year is now the president of the Montana AFL-CIO. Randy Tocci, president of International Brotherhood of
New York, NY – After a seven-year struggle to get House Democrats to act on a $15 an hour minimum wage, fast food workers and other low wage earners in
