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.
News of the Week for Working People | Week of Mar 29 to Date!
Column: As Amazon awaits results of union vote in Alabama, some ask if a new labor movement ...─ Chicago Tribune Google settles with labor board in win for new union ─ MarketWatch A Looming Fight Over the Future of Union Organizing ─ Progressive.org Twitter bans fake...
News of the Week for Working People
HuffPost: Amazon Workers’ Fight to Unionize Draws Help from Around the World Teen Vogue: Amazon Union Vote Is a Big Deal for the U.S. Labor Movement The Wall Street Journal: A Clash Over Hazard Pay for Grocery Workers in COVID-19 Pandemic Law 360: COVID-19 Relief Bill...
President Biden – Strengthening Registered Apprenticeship Programs, Protecting Union Jobs And Workers
Due in large part to the hard work of North America’s Building Trades Unions and other unions, registered apprenticeships have been a reliable pathway to the middle class for decades – including for workers who don’t go to college – by training workers for good jobs...
The Ohio AFL-CIO Legislative Agenda!
The Ohio AFL CIO has released its legislative agenda for the 2021-2022 calendar year. The Agenda focuses on the Pandemic, Worker safety, Jobs, Racial justice, Education equity, Tax Fairness and fair districting. Many of these priorities impact a not just our...
Ohio Legislature Introduces Resolution To Protect Steel Worker and Building Trades Jobs
A project critical to protecting the environment and the long-term viability of Enbridge Line 5, a crude oil pipeline that supplies refineries throughout the Midwest, is in jeopardy. The Enbridge Straits Line 5 Replacement Segment Project would allow for the current...
Celebrating Ronnie (Pup) Wardrup – Servant Leadership at its Very Best!
Ronnie (Pup) Wardrup has run the race, fought the good fight, and has hung up his cap as Staff Representative at USW. Ronnie joined Southwestern Ohio Steel September 7th, 1978 and became dues paying member of the United Steelworkers Local Union 5541. He was Appointed...
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