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Collective Bargaining: Real People. Real Impact.

As multiple states around the country attempt to undercut workers' rights and pass anti-collective bargaining laws, the AFL-CIO and Laughing Liberally have teamed up to produce a series of videos illustrating the importance of collective bargaining. The videos coincide with the launch of a new website, collectivebargainingfacts.com.

Collective Bargaining: Real People. Real Impact.

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NLRB Rule Change Would Streamline Elections Process

The National Labor Relations Board has proposed a set of modest changes to the rules governing the process for voting on union representation. If adopted by the NLRB, these modest changes would modernize and streamline its representation election procedures and restore some balance and fairness to the system.

NLRB Rule Change Would Streamline Elections Process

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2011 Legislative Session Recap

As you know, it was a new world at the legislature - the first time in over a century that the Republicans were in control of both chambers, and they were in control by comfortable margins in each. And as one newspaper put it: “The GOP leadership [was] on an ideological search-and-destroy mission to erase years of progress in education, elections, public health, the courts, environmental protections, consumer protections, and, well, you name it.”

2011 Legislative Session Recap