unions

Teamsters union gives thumbs up to Biden-Harris ticket

August 21, 2020 By PAI

Both Biden and Harris signed the Teamsters' pledge last year promising to back the union’s priorities—pension reform, collective bargaining rights, and fair trade.

Democratic convention: $4 trillion infrastructure bank would create 25 million jobs

August 21, 2020 By Tim Wheeler

A National Infrastructure Bank would rebuild the nation’s rusting bridges, roads, and power grid and create 25 million union jobs desperately needed as the nation sinks into the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression.

Trumka: Dems ‘have to pay attention to working people’ to win

August 19, 2020 By PAI

“You can’t fix the economy”—Trump’s mantra—“until you fix the pandemic,” Trumka said.

Dem Labor Commission blasts Trump, envisions better future

August 18, 2020 By Mark Gruenberg

The cavalcade of speakers, both union leaders and Democratic lawmakers, leveled sharp criticism at current Republican Oval Office occupant Donald Trump.

Tefere Gebre, nation’s top Black labor leader, challenges Dems on racism

August 18, 2020 By Mark Gruenberg

“We have to keep marching, keep demanding. It’s about time for us to demand our rights and our freedoms.”