In Des Moines, Iowa, the militant Local 90 is preparing for what could be the largest strike against a single company in US history.
Organizing
After hitting the streets, Ramsey County workers win raises
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By showing up in force outside the Ramsey County Courthouse, members of five AFSCME locals persuaded county negotiators to put their proposed wage freeze on ice.
Elections
Defending the vote in communities of color: Scenes from a national groundswell
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Community organizations are doubling down to mobilize and defend the vote.
Airline Catering Workers Connect Poverty Wages to Corporate Greed
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Thousands of the subcontracted workers who prepare and deliver in-flight meals are voting to go on strike, demanding better pay and healthcare from the multi-billion dollar airline industry.
Minneapolis wage theft ordinance advances for full city council vote August 8
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A proposed wage theft ordinance under consideration in Minneapolis passed unanimously through a city council committee July 29 and is headed for a vote by the full city council Thursday, August 8.
Hidden in Plain Sight
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How low wages, brutal working conditions, and laws hostile to organizing, make Atlanta and surrounding areas ripe for labor trafficking. Relative to Minneapolis, working conditions in Atlanta appear generally worse. Minnesota at least has state departments mandated with enforcing wage and workplace safety laws; Georgia does not.
Op-ED: Close the Camps
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These types of fear-based statements are designed to distract us from the attacks on our union freedoms and the continued hoarding of wealth at the top.
A Quiet Trump Administration Rule Change Could Allow a Federal Union-Busting Spree
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The Trump administration has proposed a change in rules governing union membership for federal government workers that could embolden federal agencies to discourage staff from joining or remaining in their union.
As Job Numbers Indicate a Rebound, What Gets Overlooked?
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If the US economy is supposedly in a steady recovery state, why are people struggling so much with job security, happiness, and liveability?
Op-Ed: MEET THE NEW NAFTA — SAME AS THE OLD NAFTA — BAD FOR WORKERS
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Working people have suffered from and will continue to bear the burden of the failures of these bad trade deals.
Rising heat stress could cost 80 million jobs by 2030 – U.N.
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“The impact of heat stress on labor productivity is a serious consequence of climate change, which adds to other adverse impacts such as changing rain patterns, raising sea levels and loss of biodiversity,” said ILO’s Catherine Saget.