Outdated labor laws have hampered our fundamental right to join together and negotiate for better wages, benefits and working conditions. The Protecting the Right to Organize Act will empower America’s workers and make our economy work for working people.
Union Plus Team
on Monday, September 30 2019 - 12:52pm
For her entire adult life, CSEA member Guaren Long has wanted to go back to school to get the college education she felt was missing from her life. When she got an email from the Union Plus Free College Program, she enrolled immediately and hasn’t looked back. With just five classes left, Long has been very happy with her experience and credits the program’s flexibility and course offerings.
Richard Trumka
on Friday, September 27 2019 - 2:14pm
A decade ago, General Motors was on the verge of collapse. Facing down an earth-shattering financial crisis, tens of thousands of UAW members agreed to help save an American icon — and the economy along with it.
Autoworkers took on personal financial sacrifices, conceding contract victories that had taken years to secure. Working harder and longer for less, they ultimately carried GM out of bankruptcy and into a period of record-breaking profits.
Jena McGregor
on Friday, September 27 2019 - 1:26pm
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commissionsaid Wednesdayit plans to shelve an Obama-era rule to collect pay data in what Democratic lawmakers and advocates said was a setback to efforts to achieve equal pay for women and people of color.
WI AFL-CIO
on Thursday, September 19 2019 - 3:47pm
Stephanie Bloomingdale, President of the Wisconsin AFL-CIO, released the following statement in support of the 47,000 United Auto Workers International Union (UAW) members striking at General Motors (GM) facilities, including 74 members of UAW Local 722 on strike at a GM parts distribution center in Hudson, Wisconsin.
Associated Press
on Monday, September 9 2019 - 2:56pm
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has met with the head of the largest U.S. labor group, the AFL-CIO.
Lopez Obrador’s office said Wednesday he promised AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka that Mexico will enforce new, stricter labor laws. He also called for ratification of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada free trade agreement.
Stephanie Bloomingdale, President of the Wisconsin AFL-CIO, released the following statement in support of the 47,000 United Auto Workers International Union (UAW) members striking at General Motors (GM) facilities, including 74 members of UAW Local 722 on strike at a GM parts distribution center in Hudson, Wisconsin.