Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Profiles: Monica Thammarath AAJC For Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, the AFL-CIO is spotlighting various Asian Americans and Pacific Americans who have worked and continue to work at the intersection of civil and labor rights. Our next profile is Monica Thammarath. Monica Thammarath was born and raised in San Diego, the daughter of refugees from […]
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Teamwork On and Off the Ice: Worker Wins
Teamwork On and Off the Ice: Worker Wins Our latest roundup of worker wins begins with women’s hockey players forming a union and includes numerous examples of working people organizing, bargaining and mobilizing for a better life. Top Women’s Hockey Players Form Union in Pursuit of Pro League: More than 200 of the top women’s hockey […]
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Profiles: Silme Domingo and Gene Viernes
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Profiles: Silme Domingo and Gene Viernes Wikimedia Commons For Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, the AFL-CIO is spotlighting various Asian Americans and Pacific Americans who have worked and continue to work at the intersection of civil and labor rights. Our next profiles are Silme Domingo and Gene Viernes. Silme Domingo was born in Killeen, Texas, in […]
Phoenix Rising: Betty Guardado Ousts Incumbent in City Council Race
Phoenix Rising: Betty Guardado Ousts Incumbent in City Council Race AFL-CIO Labor union member and activist Betty Guardado was elected to the Phoenix City Council this week, and with strong union support, she ousted the incumbent. Guardado easily beat her opponent as she won more than 62% of the vote. Guardado, who started off as a housekeeper […]
Power Connection: Connecticut AFL-CIO Empowers Fight for $15
Power Connection: Connecticut AFL-CIO Empowers Fight for $15 Connecticut AFL-CIO In a monumental leap of economic justice last week, the Connecticut Legislature passed a law that increases the state minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2023. The increase brings Connecticut into parity with its neighboring states of New York, Massachusetts and New Jersey, which […]