Tag: Labor Project
August 11, 2021
Family Values @ Work Remembers AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka
(WASHINGTON, DC) -- The Labor Project and Family Values @ Work extend our deepest gratitude for the life and leadership of Richard Trumka. Our hearts…
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April 8, 2021
The Right to Organize: A Measure of our Democracy
by Carol Joyner Sanchioni Butler remembers trying to unionize workers four years ago at a Nissan plant in Canton, Mississippi, as a union rep for…
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November 19, 2020
Celebrate Our 2020 GameChangers
We’re thrilled to give you more reasons to cheer! Join us December 3 for our GameChanger Awards ceremony where we celebrate our network’s wins and…
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January 31, 2020
Protecting the Right to Organize
There are two bills, the “Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act” (H.R. 2474/S. 1306) and the “Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act” (H.R. 3463/S.1970),…
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February 16, 2018
The Fight for Public Sector Unions Is a Fight for Our Freedom
When the Supreme Court hears arguments in the case Janus v. AFSCME on February 26th, it will essentially consider “right to work” legislation for public…
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September 16, 2016
Fight for Equal Pay!
In the 1940’s, my grandmother organized parents to address the pay disparities between black and white teachers in the Jim Crow south. After years of…
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June 18, 2016
Union Dads on Fatherhood and Work
This Father's Day we asked a few dads the following question: "How has your activism influenced your parenting or family life and how has your…
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November 21, 2014
Why I’m Standing with Walmart Workers This Black Friday
As a student at University of Minnesota-Duluth, Cantare Davunt graduated with a bachelor's degree in international studies. As a Walmart associate, she's an activist fighting…
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