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Our History Exists -- But You Have to Look for It!

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How Important Is Labor to You?

Do Dallas activists appreciate the relationship between our problems and the need to organize working families?

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Rights and Protections for All Working Families

Two pieces of legislation will take an important step toward fixing our unjust immigration system by providing permanent protections to vital members of our communities and our unions. Call your senators and urge them to support the Dream Act (S. 264) and the SECURE Act (S. 306) today.

Recent News

Crunch Time!

Gene Lantz, Digital Organizing Committee on Friday, April 9 - 2:32pm

Voting has begun in the 2021 local elections. A good turnout would help affirm democracy at a time when it is clearly under assault. Your labor movement entreats you to join the Good Guys in the fight. Contact [email protected] for instructions and any training you might need.

Once activists begin helping, they may often set their own schedules.

USW Member Uses Union Plus Legal Program To Stand Up for Workers' Rights

Union Plus on Thursday, April 8 - 2:59pm

Lisa Pedersen of Revere, Massachusetts, has been a United Steelworkers (USW) member for 34 years. As “the first girl in [her] area” when she started as a gas leak investigator and repair person for the National Grid, Pedersen is used to being a leader. She is now a “working leader” at the National Grid, and her union loyalty and leadership instincts have particularly shone during the past couple of years.

New Poll: 77% of Americans Support Amazon Union Drive

Admin on Monday, April 5 - 5:40pm

Today, the AFL-CIO and GBAO released a nationwide poll of registered voters that found more than three-quarters of Americans support workers’ efforts to organize a union at the Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama. The findings come days after voting closed in the organizing drive and demonstrate a significant rise in public support.

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