Center for American Progress Action Fund has produced a cool infographic that explains why the demand of working people in the Fight for $15 movement is also a demand to be able to stand together in union to collectively negotiate over pay, benefits, and working conditions.
“The successful UAW negotiations demonstrate once again that collective bargaining is essential to a balanced economy,” writes U.S. Department of Labor Secretary Thomas Perez in the Detroit Free Press
In a recent episode of Wahlburgers on A&E, Donnie Wahlberg pays an emotional tribute to his father, Donnie, Sr., who was himself a union member. It’s good stuff.
Our #TalkUnion Tour on Labor Day highlighted how North Carolina workers are finding hope to raise wages and defend workers’ rights in difficult economic and political times by taking collective action through labor unions and Moral Monday.
In this video, UAW retiree Duane Adkinson of Garner, NC talks about what it’s meant to him to have a union on his side. “Without collective bargaining, you don’t have any R-E-S-P-E-C-T,” says Duane.
We invite you to join other people of faith to speak up on Labor Sabbath – the Friday, Saturday, or Sunday before Labor Day (September 1).
Tell us why you need a union on your side! Tweet, Facebook, and Instagram your reason using #TalkUnion. Include a selfie, and your story could be featured on our blog and on Facebook!
We’re using May Day this year to launch a new initiative on social media. We’re calling it #TalkUnion, and for the kickoff, we’re holding our first ever Twitterstorm at 7pm on May 1st.
Let’s have a conversation that matters. Let’s talk about unions.
Unions have been around for more than a century, and they’ve done more good for America’s working people — union and non-union — and have gotten less credit for it than any institution in the United States. An essay by Harry Kelber.
From the 1940’s to the 1960’s, when union density was at its height, the middle class in our country thrived. Wages and productivity rose together during that time and we experienced robust growth throughout the economy.
Former employees at Concord, NC plant to get assistance Shortly after last year’s stimulus package included a little-publicized provision that liberalized the eligibility requirements for Trade Adjustment Act (TAA) benefits, IAMAW Local Lodge 108 and BCTGM Local 229T, the two unions representing employees at the Philip Morris facility in Concord, filed a joint petition seeking […]
Handy one-pagers to help you make the case In honor of International Workers Day (May Day), the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) created a series of one-pagers on the benefits of unions for America’s workers. These are a great resource for any union member or labor activist (links open PDF documents). All workers: […]
