The following is from the Union Veterans Council: (Aug. 19, 2019) — After coming home from the Army, Union Veteran Council Executive Director Will Attig struggled...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — After 25 years of NAFTA empowering corporations to undermine basic labor standards, attack environmental laws, and outsource more than 1 million U.S. jobs,...
But the typical worker compensation has risen only 12% during that time The following is from the Economic Policy InstituteĀ (EPI): WASHINGTON, D.C. (Aug. 15, 2019)...
The following is from AFGE: COLLEGE PARK, Md. (Aug. 14, 2019) — The American Federation of Government Employees and AFGE Local 2578 sued the Office of...
Trump’s anti-worker executive orders are “a backdoor way to get rid of workers, and thus the services they provide to the American people.” The following...
EVERETT (Aug. 6, 2019) — Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA), the top Democrat on the U.S. Senate’s labor committee, met with local union organizers and leaders on...
By KAIRIE PIERCE Special to The Stand WASHINGTON, D.C. (Aug. 1, 2019) — Washington state has a robust registered apprenticeship system that trains individuals to become...
WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 19, 2019) — The Democratic-controlled U.S. House of Representatives voted Thursday to raise the federal minimum wage, which has been frozen at $7.25...
WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 15, 2019) — Congress has not raised the federal minimum wage of $7.25/hour in more than 10 years, eroding the buying power of...
PITTSBURGH (July 1, 2019) — Leaders from the BlueGreen Alliance last week released their platform to create good-paying jobs and fight income inequality by addressing the...