On the Road to Helping Union Families BCTGM Driving two 26-foot trucks packed with food, members of the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers (BCTGM) Local 6 set out on the road to bring urgently needed food relief to union families in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. They started their journey in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, on […]
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#MemorialDay2020: In the States Roundup
#MemorialDay2020: 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. California Labor Federation: Instead of providing drivers with a livable wage & the basic protections that all […]
Labor Radio–Podcast Weekly: Immigrant Solidarity, Oral History and More
Labor Radio–Podcast Weekly: Immigrant Solidarity, Oral History and More Labor Radio-Podcast Weekly The latest episode of the “Labor Radio–Podcast Weekly” features immigrant solidarity, oral history and more. This week’s highlights from labor radio and podcast shows focusing on working people include: “You know, I’m not just the epithet that they give me, we shape history […]
Save the News: Meet Andy Nguyen
Save the News: Meet Andy Nguyen The NewsGuild-CWA member Andy Nguyen didn’t think he was going to lose his job when he received the email for the “all-staff” meeting. But that is exactly what happened. Dozens of journalists got laid off, including him, because of the financial effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Learn more about how […]
Chinese American UNITE HERE Member Shares Her COVID-19 Story
Chinese American UNITE HERE Member Shares Her COVID-19 Story This week we are lifting up Andee Huang, a laid-off Chinese American hotel worker from Boston and a member of UNITE HERE Local 26. She’d been working at the Westin Boston Waterfront for 13 years. Ever since she and all her co-workers lost their jobs in […]
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