Allegheny/Fayette Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO

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Recent News

The Countdown #9

Aja Beech on Today, October 25 - 5:56pm

Attacks on Worker’s Rights

Under the Trump Administration, the rights of workers have been attacked regularly. Across a variety of sectors, this administration has restricted collective bargaining, suspended Union elections, and put oppressive limits on organizing, even outside of working hours.

The Countdown #10

Aja Beech on Yesterday, October 24 - 7:10pm

Weakened Mine Inspections

What the Trump Administration calls ‘regulatory reform,’ Unions call jeopardizing lives. With sweeping legislation, in December 2017, the current administration took massive pride in canceling over 1,500 regulatory actions across many sectors. Actions intended to protect the public, consumers, and workers.

The Countdown #11

Aja Beech on Friday, October 23 - 8:26pm

Preventing Overtime Pay for Millions of Workers

Under the Trump Administration, the Department of Labor introduced a new rule in 2019, lowering the overtime threshold from just over 47 thousand dollars a year to just over 35 thousand dollars a year. That means 8.2 million workers in America had $12,000 taken from them this year by being denied that overtime pay.

The Countdown #12

Aja Beech on Thursday, October 22 - 1:16pm

Attacks on Collective Bargaining

The Trump Administration attacks on workers are relentless. They try to divide workers as they take up lawsuits and approve government agency restrictions on the traditional rights of working people. Across a variety of sectors, this administration has restricted collective bargaining, the keystone of Union service.

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