Labor
Weingarten: Teachers strikes “successful examples” of community-based action benefiting workers
March 18, 2019The teachers' strike in West Virginia last year was a shot heard across the nation with teachers all over the country following suit with strikes and job actions.
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Immigration: AFL-CIO pushing lawmakers to protect Dreamers, TPS recipients
March 15, 2019"Can we get some Republicans?” Bricklayers President Jim Boland asked rhetorically. It depends on whether employers, in the interest of having a stable workforce, have the will to stand up to the president.
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After dragging its feet, Trump FAA finally grounds troubled Boeing planes
March 14, 2019Showing just how cozy regulators are with the industry, it's been reported that as many as 1,000 FAA inspectors are Boeing employees.
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Bricklayers union: Democratic hopefuls all back key building trades issues
March 14, 2019“They’re all good on our issues," Jim Boland says, "but the question is ‘Can they win?’”
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AFL-CIO’s 2020 election strategy: Candidates must come to the workers
March 14, 2019With so many Democrats running for president, labor says, "Let them come to us."
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