‘State of the Unions’ Podcast: Serving Those Who Served On the latest episode of “State of the Unions,” podcast co-hosts Julie Greene Collier and Tim Schlittner talk with Union Veterans Council Executive Director Will Attig about his work connecting the labor movement and the veterans community. Listen to our previous episodes: A conversation with union member and […]
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Get to Know AFL-CIO's Affiliates: National Nurses United
Get to Know AFL-CIO’s Affiliates: National Nurses United AFL-CIO Next up in our series that takes a deeper look at each of our affiliates is National Nurses United. Name of Union: National Nurses United (NNU) Mission: To win workplace and health care justice here in the United States and globally by building the nation’s most powerful union […]
Building the Battleground Bench: Union Members Elected to Office Across the Great Lakes Region
Building the Battleground Bench: Union Members Elected to Office Across the Great Lakes Region AFL-CIO While the labor movement was busy helping to elect pro-worker candidates in important elections in Kentucky and Virginia this week, union members themselves were on the ballot, and they were elected to local offices across the country at an impressive […]
Enough is Enough: In the States Roundup
Enough is Enough: In the States Roundup AFL-CIO 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: Pres. of the Alaska AFL-CIO @vincebeltrami responded: “Unfortunately, I am not surprised at […]
Trump’s SEC Chairman Proposes to Disenfranchise Investors and Reduce Shareholder Democracy
Trump’s SEC Chairman Proposes to Disenfranchise Investors and Reduce Shareholder Democracy In a partisan 3-2 vote, the Trump administration’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed to curtail the rights of investors to file proposals for a vote at company annual meetings. If adopted, these changes will hinder shareholder proposals by union members and their pension plans […]
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