Approving money for social housing is a clear mandate—and the opposition talking points are the same old tired nonsense we have heard before.
Memo to SF Supes: On Affordable Housing, Don’t Be Joe Manchin
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The City’s Chance to Invest in Housing Our Workers
There was a time when workers in San Francisco, teachers, nurses, craftsmen, hotel and restaurant workers, nonprofit service providers — the folks who built, run and proudly serve this city — could afford a stable, middle-class life for themselves in The City. That’s no longer the case.
AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler Honors the Service and Dedication of Our Nation’s Veterans
Coast to coast, from the mountains to the plains to small towns and major cities, our own labor family includes more than 1 million veterans. They’ve served our country and continue to serve so much more than themselves by raising their voices on the picket lines, leading negotiations at the collective bargaining table and defending democracy in America’s workplaces.
This Labor Day, California Workers Say NO to the Anti-Union Recall
Labor Day is a time to celebrate the accomplishments of workers. But this year feels much different. Over the last year, working people have risked everything to keep our communities safe.
The NLRB Says Amazon Cheated in the Bessemer Union Election. What Happens Next?
Recently, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) dropped a bombshell about one of the most-watched union organizing campaigns in decades. Board Hearing Officer Kerstin Meyers stated that in defeating the Retail Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU) in the February-March 2021 mail-in ballot election at an Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama, the retail giant cheated and should now face a rerun election.
Five Labor Priorities for the Biden Administration
President Biden, who has a stronger union background than any incoming president for decades, has promised to adopt a strong pro-worker agenda, and he has already assembled a labor-focused economic team. Here are five issues that the new Biden Administration should prioritize.
Meet the Union Behind Your Favorite Mobilizing & Organizing Tools
Meet the union behind your favorite mobilizing and organizing tools — and find out why you should organize your workplace too!
The Only Precinct Walkers
America’s unions are campaigning for Joe Biden by phone, mail, and text—but not by talking face-to-face with voters. Except for the hotel workers.
At 65%, Approval of Labor Unions in U.S. Remains High
As Labor Day approaches and economic conditions in the U.S. remain tenuous, Americans’ 65% approval of labor unions is once again the highest it has been since 2003.
Why unions are good for workers—especially in a crisis like COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has underscored both the importance of unions in giving workers a collective voice in the workplace and the urgent need to reform U.S. labor laws to arrest the erosion of those rights. During the crisis, unionized workers have been able to secure enhanced safety measures, additional premium pay, paid sick time, and a say in the terms of furloughs or work-share arrangements to save jobs. These pandemic-specific benefits build on the many ways unions help workers. Following are just a few of the benefits, according to the latest data: