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Unions of Working People Join Forces to Save TPS

Unions of Working People Join Forces to Save TPS

16 Nov, 2017

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Unions of Working People Join Forces to Save TPS

UNITE HERE, IUPAT, Bricklayers, UFCW, and the Iron Workers publicly launched Working Families United today, an immigrant worker advocacy coalition that will be running a nearly million–dollar campaign to extend Temporary Protective Status in the coming weeks. The partner unions represent tens of thousands of TPS union workers in hospitality, construction, and trades who would lose their legal worker status if TPS is not renewed.

Unions of Working People Join Forces to Save TPS

Washington State’s Innovative Aerospace Apprenticeship Program Touted

14 Nov, 2017

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14 Nov, 2017

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Washington State’s Innovative Aerospace Apprenticeship Program Touted

As National Apprenticeship Week kicks off, a new report from the Working for America Institute and Jobs With Justice Education Fund profiles a Washington state apprenticeship program as a suc

Washington State’s Innovative Aerospace Apprenticeship Program Touted

North Carolina Well Represented at National AFL-CIO Convention

North Carolina Well Represented at National AFL-CIO Convention

03 Nov, 2017

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North Carolina Well Represented at National AFL-CIO Convention

North Carolina was well represented at the 2017 AFL-CIO convention with speeches, remarks, or panel presentations by state federation president MaryBe McMillan, AFGE national president and state fed vice president J. David Cox Sr., Triangle Labor Council treasurer and North Carolina A. Philip Randolph Institute (APRI) executive director Melvin Montford, and IATSE Local 322 stagehand and labor-endorsed Charlotte City Council candidate Braxton Winston II.

North Carolina Well Represented at National AFL-CIO Convention

Democrats Have An Ambitious Plan To Help Rebuild Labor Unions

02 Nov, 2017

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02 Nov, 2017

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Democrats Have An Ambitious Plan To Help Rebuild Labor Unions

As a pillar of the Democratic Party, unions have wanted for years to see mainstream Democrats push for major reforms to the law that would rejuvenate the ranks of organized labor.

Democrats Have An Ambitious Plan To Help Rebuild Labor Unions

Our Candidate Guide for Local Elections, Nov. 7, 2017

Our Candidate Guide for Local Elections, Nov. 7, 2017

19 Oct, 2017

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Our Candidate Guide for Local Elections, Nov. 7, 2017

Several union members are running for office in local elections that will be decided Nov. 7, 2017, including Braxton Winston II, a member of IATSE Local 322 in Charlotte. How you vote is a personal decision, but we hope you'll back Braxton and these other candidates.

Our Candidate Guide for Local Elections, Nov. 7, 2017

"Does My Vote Matter?" Read the Latest Report by Working America

"Does My Vote Matter?" Read the Latest Report by Working America

12 Oct, 2017

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"Does My Vote Matter?" Read the Latest Report by Working America

Since the 2016 election, Working America has mobilized its canvassing operation to get to the bottom of what happened by having face-to-face conversations with voters on their doorsteps. Their latest "Front Porch Focus Group" report delves into why turnout among African-Americans dropped last year and what that could mean for mid-term elections in 2018.

"Does My Vote Matter?" Read the Latest Report by Working America