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- ‘The Power Of A Union’ - Nevada State ‘Worker Mobilization Makes The Difference’
- American Federation Of Teachers President Confronts America’s Triple Crisis, Says “Nothing Is Off The Table” - Including ‘Safety Strikes’ - ‘If Authorities Fail To Deliver Funding And Safety’ Amid Virus Surge
- Honolulu ‘Mandates’ Union Work - Major Public Works Projects ‘Will Now Be Union, Thanks To A New Agreement’
- American & Canadian Unions ‘Work To Protect’ Jobs, Wages And Migrant Workers
- 51 Years After His Participation In The U.S.A’s Historic Space Flight, The International Association Of Machinists Remember A ‘Machinist Member’s Moonwalk’
- New Tech Labor Movement Unites Office & Gig Workers After Protests - Across Pay Scales, Job Types, Geographies & Companies, Workers ‘Have Joined Together In An Unprecedented Shows Of Solidarity’
Labor News From Washington, D.C.
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- “OSHA Is Missing In Action” - How Labor Secretary Scalia ‘Played Chicken’ With Meatpacking Workers’ Lives
- As Labor ‘Pushes For Passage’ Of The HEROES Act & ‘Condemns’ Congress For Ending $600 COVID-19 Unemployment Benefits, McConnell Says ‘No More Pandemic Aid Unless Corporations Are Allowed To Make Their Workers Sick’
- Pelosi ‘Rules Out’ Liability Protections For Employers Of Essential Workers
- A ‘Broken’ Union Election System: New Economic Policy Institute Report Provides ‘Inside Account Of How’ Employers ‘Routinely Threaten, Intimidate And Harass Workers In Order To Stop Them From Exercising Their Right To Unionize
- ‘Truth To Power:’ Foo Fighters Frontman & Former Nirvana Drummer Dave Grohl ‘Defends’ Teachers In The Age Of Trump & The Coronavirus, ‘Trashes’ Education Secretary Betsy DeVos For Being ‘Incompetent’
- "Shameful Does Not Even Begin To Describe This” - Trump’ NLRB Issues New Rule That ‘Permits’ Decerts Of Unions In Just 45 Days, ‘Making It Impossible To Win’ An Election
Buffalo and Western New York Labor News
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- ‘Bing, Bang, Zoom:’ The Reviews Are In On The Way To Communicate During COVID - Some ‘Like It, Others Don’t,’ But The Web-Based Video Conferencing Tool Is ‘Here To Stay’ As Labor Looks To ‘Remain Connected’
- “COVID Made The Decision For Us” - Buffalo’s Labor Day Parade Cancelled As Union Leaders Look To ‘Reshape’ Event To Unite Unionists In Both Erie & Niagara Counties In A Massive Car Caravan To Focus Attention On Workers & The ‘Dignity Of Work’
- “We Are The American Worker - We Are Dunlop Motorcycle Tires” – New Video ‘Praises Work’ Of Those Employed At 120-Year-Old WNY Manufacturer, Featuring Doug Maggione, A United Steelworker Who’s Worked There 27 Years
- LIUNA Launches Public Campaign Targeting Amazon’s New Distribution Center In WNY - Union Say Amazon’s ‘Refusing To Negotiate’ A PLA For Proposed Grand Island Project, Which Would Ensure Local Construction Workers Are Hired
- With Plans Announced To Reopen Schools In September, The Buffalo Teachers Federation Reaches Out To The AFT, The NEA & NYSUT ‘To Help Advance Legislation Protecting Teachers With Pre-Existing Conditions’
- “We ‘Cannot Continue To Jeopardize The Callous Disregard For The Health And Safety Of Our Black And Brown Brothers And Sisters’” - Unions ‘Speak Out’ At Rochester Black Lives Matter Rally
New York City Labor News
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- Labor Perspective From Former New York Times Labor Reporter Steven Greenhouse: COVID-19 ‘Puts Workers In Danger.’ ‘It's Another Reason We Need’ Unions
- Airport Workers - Majority Black & Immigrant – ‘On Path To Win Health Care’ As State Legislature ‘Passes Historic’ Bill, ‘Healthy Terminals Act’ To Bring Health Care To As Many As 25,000 Essential Front Line Workers
- ‘Demanding An End’ To Systemic Racism ‘And The Immediate Passage’ Of The HEROES Act, New York City Unions Challenge A ‘Three-Pronged Crisis In Donald Trump’s America’ That’s ‘Gripping’ Workers
- Whatever Happened To Hazard Pay? - Some Democrats Are Mounting A Last-Ditch Effort To Secure Extra Pay For Essential Workers, But It Doesn’t Look Promising
- New York City Teachers Union Head ‘Vows’ Schools ‘Won't Reopen If They Deem It Unsafe’
- Transit Workers Union Local 100 Calls For ‘Eagle Teams’ To Enforce Mask Rule Following Vicious Attack On Bus Operator
New York State Labor News
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- Labor Perspective From CSEA Statewide President Mary E. Sullivan: Unions Are ‘So Much More Than Just An Organization Advocating For’ Workplace Change - ‘Unions Are A Voice For The Powerless And An Advocate For Change’
- 14 United Food & Commercial Workers Local Unions In The States Of Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts & Rhode Island ‘Condemn’ Stop And Shop For ‘Unilaterally Ending’ Essential Pay For Its Front Line Workers
- “I ‘Would Have Thought That There Would Be A Disparity, But I Didn’t Expect That It Would Be This Much’” - New Study Finds Majority Of Black Workers Employed In Tompkins County ‘Do Not Make a Living Wage’
- CSEA, PEF, 1199 SEIU & UUP Rally For ‘COVID Pay For Essential Health Care Workers Outside Stony Brook University Hospital On Long Island
- From Dial-Up To Digital, CSEA’s Joe Acampora Led The Way - After 30 Years, Acampora Retires, ‘Leaving A Proud Legacy’ In IT For New York State’s Public Workforce
- The New York State United Teachers & The American Federation Of Teachers ‘Demand’ School Districts Follow State Department Of Health Guidance For Reopening
Organizing News From Across The U.S.A.
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- Arizona’s ‘First-Ever’ Nurses’ Union Contract Signed In Tucson - Agreement Culminates ‘Long Struggle’ For A ‘Voice In The Workplace’ & ‘Safe’ Working Conditions For Themselves And Their Patients
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez For Congress Campaign Workers Just Ratified A 2-Year Union Contract That Includes Overtime Pay ‘Above’ 40 Hours Per Week - ‘Which Is Virtually Unheard Of On Campaigns’ - And ‘Unlimited’ Sick Leave
- The Unionization Attempt At No Evil Foods ‘Holds Lessons For Workers Across The U.S.’ - Employees At A Growing Vegan Food Company Have Insights Into ‘How To Overcome The Challenges’ Of Organizing In A Liberal Workplace
- Imagine An Employer Doing This In The United States: British Cleaning Company Suggests ‘It May Only Provide’ PPE ‘If’ Workers ‘Ditch’ Their Union - Employees Call It “Blatant Union Busting”
- NLRB Charges Filed Against The Progressive Climate Change Organization Sunrise Movement After The Alleged Firing Of Employee For His Union Activity
- Children's Law Center Staff ‘Goes Union,” Joins UAW 2325 In ‘Landslide’ Vote
Apprenticeship & Training News
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- Nearly 500,000 Texas Youth Are Considered 'Disconnected,’ So Here's What The State Is Doing To Reach Them Through Apprenticeship Training
- Built For Detroiters ‘To Learn Skilled Trades Debt-Free,’ The Michigan Statewide Carpenters & Millwrights Joint Apprenticeship And Training Fund Breaks Ground On A New 147,000-Square-Foot Training Facility
- State Of Ohio Receives $9.4 Million For Apprentice Program
- Illinois State Apprenticeship Program Gets $4.7 Million Boost - Program’s On Track To Support 17,000 Apprenticeship Participants This Year
- What To Expect When It Comes To Training For The Pandemic Economy
- Why Women ‘Should Choose’ A Professional Career In Plumbing
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