What We Care About
A Fair Day's Wage for a Fair Day's Work
“A fair day’s wage for a fair day’s work” is not just the motto of the AFL-CIO, it is the primary objective of the labor movement, trade unions and other workers’ groups — to increase pay, and adopt reasonable hours of work.
Health Care for All Americans
A majority of Americans say it is the government’s responsibility to enure all Americans have health care coverage, and according to a new national survey by Pew Research Center, a growing share now support a “single payer” approach to health insurance.
Affordable Education and Training for All
Access to affordable education and training is the gateway to a lifetime of economic and social mobility. All over America, millions of hard-working families agonize over financial choices because of the prohibitive cost of college and trade schools.
Rebuilding America WIth American Labor
Investing in America by investing in people and high-quality infrastructure projects produces substantial economic, social, and environmental benefits while laying the foundation for a productive, sustainable economy for the 21st century.
Charles Dickens, Thomas Jefferson and a little Bob Dylan Thrown in Will Get You ‘Truth’
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the...
“…The best and worst of American democracy and values…”
On January 5th and 6th, our nation witnessed the best and worst of American democracy and values. On Tuesday, Georgia voters went to the polls, elected officials and Board of Election workers did their jobs with fairness and full transparency, all votes were counted;...
November 17 Is #SaveThePostOffice Day
Dear Sisters, Brothers, Community Partners and Friends, Thanks to the dedication of postal workers, 65 million Americans successfully cast their mail ballots this election. Postal workers put in long hours, did special sweeps of facilities and made extra deliveries to...
Joe Biden – The Most Pro-worker, Pro-labor Nominee in a Generation
Senator Sherrod Brown is speaking directly to Ohio Ohio's working families this week, speaking directly to them about why Joe Biden is the most pro-worker, pro-labor nominee in a generation. Here's the first video of a series we'll be featuring this week. Please feel...
IBEW Local 212 Holds Elections for Officers
IBEW LU 212 held elections for officers for the next term and delegates to the International convention July 6th. Thank you to all who ran and the members who did their part including the tellers and election judge. New officers were sworn in August 4th. Your...
DIVERSITY – Our Greatest Strength!
Brothers & Sisters in the Building Trades, We had not planned on addressing racial issues in the upcoming issue of Union Builder however with the recent incident that took place at the high profile FC Cincinnati job site as well as the opportunity for all of us to...
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