Kenneth Quinnell
LATEST ARTICLES BY Kenneth Quinnell
-
Labor
Eleven “must knows” about safety for Workers Memorial Day
April 27, 2015Unions observe Workers Memorial Day to remember those who have suffered and died on the job and to renew our efforts for safe workplaces.
Read more -
Labor
Trumka: Voters said they were “desperate” for new economic life
November 6, 2014"The fact of the matter is that people are disillusioned by endless political bickering and eyed these elections with great dispirit."
Read more -
U.S.
Still time to influence outcome of 2014 election
October 31, 2014You just don't feel like you've done enough to make sure that Tuesday's election doesn't turn into a nightmare scenario for workers' rights. What can you do?
Read more -
U.S.
AFL-CIO’s Gebre pulls for immigrant voters in Denver
October 24, 2014He stressed that Latinos, who make up 14 percent of the eligible voters in the state, were very powerful in determining the outcome of the election.
Read more -
U.S.
Six reasons why Scott Walker of Wisconsin is a disaster
September 10, 2014One of the "Worst Candidates for Working Families in the 2014 Elections" is (surprise, surprise) Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker.
Read more -
Labor
AFL-CIO student interns organize on Tobacco Road
July 17, 2014AFL-CIO Union Summer interns have joined members of the FLOC in a drive to organize thousands of North Carolina tobacco farm workers.
Read more -
Labor
Trumka: Humanitarian crisis brought out the best and worst in us
July 16, 2014The AFL-CIO is calling upon President Barack Obama to take action to adjust these failed policies.
Read more -
Labor
Unions celebrate LGBTQ progress, say challenges remain
July 1, 2014To become more inclusive, to increase efforts to protect transgender workers and to fight for state laws that prevent employers from firing workers for their sexual orientation or gender expression.
Read more