Pat White, President of the Greater St. Louis Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO issued the following statement in response to executive orders issued by President Donald Trump last week. Like so many of our brothers and sisters, we were horrified to watch over the last week as the President issued executive orders that threaten to criminalizeRead more
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This year’s theme: ‘Stand With Working Families’ A lottery drawing at the St. Louis Labor Council’s July meeting has set the parade line-up for the Greater St. Louis Labor Council’s Labor Day Parade on Sept. 7. All except for Sheet Metal Workers (SMART) Local 36, which requests it always be the last unit in theRead more
by Lydia Saad (as seen in Gallop) PRINCETON, N.J. — Americans’ approval of labor unions has jumped five percentage points to 58% over the past year, and is now at its highest point since 2008, when 59% approved. In the interim, the image of organized labor had suffered, sinking to an all-time low of 48%Read more
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- Pathway to Progress: The Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978Pathway to Progress: The Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978 Planned Parenthood History has long been portrayed as a series of "great men" taking great action to shape the world we live in. In recent decades, however, social historians have focused more on looking at history "from the bottom up," studying the vital role that working […]
- An Insult to All Working People: In the States RoundupAn Insult to All Working People: In the States Roundup 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. Alaska AFL-CIO: Thanks to everyone who braved the cold yesterday and rallied for […]
- Service + Solidarity Spotlight: Nebraska AFL-CIO Rallies with Meatpacking Workers in LincolnService + Solidarity Spotlight: Nebraska AFL-CIO Rallies with Meatpacking Workers in Lincoln Working people across the United States have stepped up to help out our friends, neighbors and communities during these trying times. In our regular Service + Solidarity Spotlight series, we’ll showcase one of these stories every day. Here’s today’s story. On April 8, […]
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- Pathway to Progress: The Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978
- An Insult to All Working People: In the States Roundup
- Service + Solidarity Spotlight: Nebraska AFL-CIO Rallies with Meatpacking Workers in Lincoln
- Build Back Better with Unions: What Working People Are Doing This Week
- Service + Solidarity Spotlight: Northern Valley Labor Council Distributes Food to Families in North Dakota and Minnesota
- Service + Solidarity Spotlight: RWDSU Continues Fight to Hold Amazon Accountable
- Service + Solidarity Spotlight: Colorado AFL-CIO Fights to End the Exploitation of Farmworkers