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WATCH: Julie Su’s First Hearing
Julie Su just overcame her first big hurdle on the road to becoming our next secretary of labor, and workers are standing behind her. We thought you’d be interested to hear how it went.
Here are some of our highlights:
Julie Su's story is a firsthand account of what so many across the globe endure in search for a better life. We want a Secretary of Labor who can look working families in the eye & honestly say "I understand” over a shell for corporate America.#StandWithSu pic.twitter.com/UEzTrblNHP— AFL-CIO ✊ (@AFLCIO) April 20, 2023
With Julie Su as Deputy Secretary of Labor, the @USDOL has RAPIDLY expanded apprenticeship opportunities for all Americans, from the trades to cybersecurity to teacher apprenticeships. These life-changing opportunities must continue & another reason why we #StandWithSu! pic.twitter.com/LeXV5CN1xn— AFL-CIO ✊ (@AFLCIO) April 20, 2023
-The results with having a pro-worker @USDOL Secretary of Labor speak for themselves: Our U.S. economy has added a record 12.6 million jobs, unemployment is less than 4 percent. All while labor force...
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Service & Solidarity Spotlight: BCTGM Files Charges Against Aspire Bakeries for Flagrant Labor Violations
Working people across the United States have stepped up to help out our friends, neighbors and communities during these trying times. In our regular Service & Solidarity Spotlight series, we'll showcase one of these stories every day. Here’s today’s story.
BCTGM Local 37 (Los Angeles), has filed federal charges against Aspire Bakeries, for multiple labor law violations committed during an organizing campaign at the company’s Ontario, California bakery. Aspire Bakeries produces Otis Spunkmeyer, La Brea Bakery and Oakrun Farm Bakery brands, and is owned by the private-equity firm Lindsay-Goldberg.
Not long after workers at the California bakery approached Local 37 organizers, the company hired a high-priced union busting firm to put a stop to the employees’ efforts. According to BCTGM Organizing Director John Price, the company’s union busters committed numerous offenses including spying on union activities, harassment and intimidation of union supporters. “These are clear and outrageous violations of federal labor law....
LabourStart headline - Source: More Perfect Union
Welcome to the Union Family: What Working People Are Doing This Week
Welcome to our regular feature, a look at what the various AFL-CIO unions and other working family organizations are doing across the country and beyond. The labor movement is big and active—here's a look at the broad range of activities we're engaged in this week.
Actors' Equity:
Every Wednesday we send our update to the Equity membership on everything happening across the union. Subscribe to Equity Weekly today to stay in the loop - https://t.co/oa33DA67Ra pic.twitter.com/LqSUDbfKgg— Actors' Equity (@ActorsEquity) April 18, 2023
AFGE:
Our TSA officers fought hard to finally get their much-deserved pay increase. Now, they'll get a pay cut if Congress doesn't get their act together. This isn't right! https://t.co/UA1s725V3q— AFGE (@AFGENational) April 19, 2023
AFSCME:
Union members in Chicago worked hard to persuade the city council to pass an ordinance that supports workers’ right to organize. https://t.co/z9KdkRokpF— AFSCME (@AFSCME) April 18, 2023
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Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Actors' Equity Members and League of Resident Theatres Ratify New Agreement
Working people across the United States have stepped up to help out our friends, neighbors and communities during these trying times. In our regular Service & Solidarity Spotlight series, we'll showcase one of these stories every day. Here’s today’s story.
Actors’ Equity Association, the national union representing more than 51,000 professional actors and stage managers in live theatre, and the League of Resident Theatres (LORT), the largest professional theatre association of its kind in the United States, have ratified a new four-and-a-half-year agreement.
“This agreement demonstrates that despite the hardships of the pandemic, we can build a stronger theatre industry for the workers,” said Equity Assistant Executive Director Andrea Hoeschen, who served as lead negotiator for the union on this agreement. “We are grateful to LORT for working with us to create an agreement that increases wages and job opportunities as well as expanding worker protections. We are optimistic that this agreement will also afford LORT...
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Dignity, Safety and Fair Pay for All Workers: In the States Roundup
It's time once again to take a look at the ways working people are making progress in the states. Click on any of the links to follow the state federations on Twitter.
Alaska AFL-CIO:
We LOVE seeing our affiliates being highlighted by their international
Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Hawaii State AFL-CIO Brings 'Labor of Love' to Dole Intermediate School
Working people across the United States have stepped up to help out our friends, neighbors and communities during these trying times. In our regular Service & Solidarity Spotlight series, we'll showcase one of these stories every day. Here’s today’s story.
On April 15, the Hawaii State AFL-CIO and Labor Community Services Program held their annual Labor of Love event, which selects a Title 1 public school to support annually. This year, more than 300 volunteers from 23 unions and teachers, staff, students, businesses, and community partners volunteered at Dole Intermediate School.
Hawaii State AFL-CIO President Randy Perreira (AFSCME) said: “At a time when our community is facing ever-increasing costs and new challenges, Hawaii’s labor unions remain committed to fighting to raise living conditions and improve the quality of life for all citizens. Our Labor of Love project is where all unions bring their talents and resources together to improve a school in need. Today our union members proudly demonstrate that labor unions...
