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Pride Month Profiles
For Pride Month this year, the AFL-CIO is spotlighting various LGBTQ+ members who have worked and continue to work at the intersection of civil and labor rights in the United States.
Below are the profiles we've featured so far. Check back throughout June for more:
Alicia Mijares
Olivia "Liv" Yelton
April Gigetts
David Sytsma-Sherman
Maggie Hernandez
Jan Chappell
Jeff Wheeler
Kenneth Quinnell
Mon, 06/12/2023 - 10:58
Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Miners Rally Outside Headquarters of Warrior Met Investor Vanguard
Working people across the United States have stepped up to help out our friends, neighbors and communities during these trying times. In our Service & Solidarity Spotlight series, we'll showcase one of these stories every day. Here’s today’s story.
On Tuesday, more than 500 Mine Workers (UMWA) and their supporters rallied outside the headquarters of Vanguard Group in Malvern, Pennsylvania, one of the top shareholders in Warrior Met Coal, which continues to force the miners to work under an unfair contract. Warrior Met miners make investors’ profits possible, and the miners say it’s time for Warrior Met to come to the table and finally agree to a fair contract with workers. Warrior Met has the profitability to reach a fair contract with the union—it is simply choosing not to.
“Vanguard is one of Warrior Met’s top shareholders and can be helpful in resolving this issue. We asked Vanguard for a face-to-face meeting to discuss this situation,” said UMWA President Cecil Roberts. “But they turned us down. So, we thought we would bring...
Pride Month Profiles: Jeff Wheeler
For Pride Month this year, the AFL-CIO is spotlighting various LGBTQ+ union members who have worked and continue to work at the intersection of civil and labor rights in the United States. Today's profile is Jeff Wheeler of the Office and Professional Employees (OPEIU).
As chair of OPEIU Local 2's LGBTQ+ Committee, Jeff Wheeler, who is committed to helping LGBTQ+ workers build skills to become leaders in their union, says: "Labor needs to create robust programing to help build up the skills of those already involved in the labor movement, those who are interested in the labor movement and those who may not know about the labor movement."
Kenneth Quinnell
Mon, 06/12/2023 - 08:30
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