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- New Study Says Hitting Global Climate Target ‘Could Create’ 8 Million Energy Jobs - Researchers Suggest Net Increase ‘Would Mostly Occur In Renewables Sector, With Decline In’ Fossil Fuels
- “(They) Have Shown The World That Union Working People Can Stand Up Against The Largest Food Company In The World And Claim Victory For Themselves, Their Families And Their Communities" - Frito-Lay Kansas Strike Ends After 20 Days
- A First: Teamsters Union Reaches Agreement On Contract With XPO Logistics - Deal In Miami ‘Comes After Years’ Of Negotiations
- ‘Scabby The Rat’s Back!’ - NLRB Decides Unions ‘Can Display The Famous Inflatable Rat,’ Renders Decision That ‘It Does Not Violate’ The National Labor Relations Act
- “It’s All About Respect. We’re Tired Of Being Under-Appreciated. You Got To Stand Up For What’s Right.” - Striking Frito-Lay Workers ‘Contemplate Sacrifice In Fight For Better’ Wages & Working Conditions
- Hollywood Crews ‘Could Be Forced To Vaccinate Under New Deal’ With Unions
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Labor News From Washington, D.C.
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- ‘Once Again,’ Republicans In Congress ‘Put Party Before Progress & Block Beneficial & Needed’ Infrastructure Bills
- Hourly Workers Are ‘Demanding Better’ Pay & Benefits - ‘And They’re Getting Them’
- Labor Movement ‘Leads PRO Act Events in Backyards of All’ 100 U.S. Senators
- Vice President Kamala Harris ‘Breaks Tie’ On President Biden's Pick For NLRB General Counsel - Former CWA Special Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo Now Confirmed
- “Jeff Bezos Forgot To Thank All The Hard-Working Americans Who Actually Paid Taxes To Keep This Country Running While He And Amazon Paid Nothing” - Bezos’ Comments On Workers After Spaceflight Draws Strong Rebuke
- The CWA Launches A ‘Big, Nationwide Build Broadband Better’ Campaign - Drive ‘Hopes To Convince Congress To Wire The Entire County & Have Well-Paid Workers With The Right To Organize Do It’
Buffalo and Western New York Labor News
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- Labor Perspective From Former Virginia Congressman Tom Perriello: To Build Back Better, ‘Give Workers A Voice & A Stake’
- A Little Bit Of Labor History: The Origin & Evolution Of The International Brotherhood Of Electrical Worker's ‘Most Cherished’ Symbol
- “This Is Not Just A Slap In The Face To Our (150) Members, But To Our Entire Western New York Community” - Unionized Buffalo News Employees ‘Fight Demands Of Out-Of-State’ Owner
- 1,300 USW Members, Including Those Employed At Company’s Lockport Plant, Vote To Ratify New Contract With ATI Technologies – Agreement Raises Wages, Provides Lump-Sum Payments & Protects Affordable, High-Quality Health Care
- The Labor Movement ‘Has To Do Something About This’ – Poll Shows 65% of Workers Under 40 ‘Don't Know About Their Right to Form a Union’
- 1199 SEIU-Represented Workers At Bertrand Chaffee Hospital & The Jennie B. Richmond Nursing Home In Springville Ratify New Three-Year Contract That Calls For A 2% Annual Wage Increase & An Increase In Pension Contributions
New York City Labor News
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- “We’re Zoomers And We Want The PRO Act” - Gen Z & Millennials ‘Face A Bleak Economic Future.’ ‘So What’s The Answer?’ - ‘Massively Expand’ Union Membership & Democratize Workplaces
- Actors’ Equity Association Announces ‘Open Access,’ Expanding Eligibility For Union Membership
- “Hey, Allianz - Quit Bankrolling Wage Theft And Worker Abuse!”
- Employees At The Whitney Museum Of American Art & The Hispanic Society Seek To Unionize With The UAW - Workers Say Job Stability & Ongoing Inequities ‘Have Become Even More Pressing’ During The Coronavirus Pandemic
- Officers & Guards Union Sues City Over ‘Unsafe’ Conditions As Department of Correction’s Chief Releases Plan To Address Complaints
- Most Americans Can Be Fired ‘For No Reason At Any Time, But A New Law In New York Could Change That’ - “Just-Cause” Protections ‘Will Revolutionize’ Job Security For 70,000 Fast-Food Workers & ‘Millions More Americans May Benefit Soon, Too’
New York State Labor News
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- Bellport First Student Workers ‘Go Union’ - Join Teamsters Local 1205
- The New York State Nurses Association - New York’s Largest Union & Professional Organization For Registered Nurses, Releases An Updated Position Statement On The COVID-19 Vaccine
- From The Economic Policy Institute: How Today’s Unions ‘Help’ Working People – Unions ‘Give Workers The Power To Improve Their Jobs & Unrig’ The Economy
- Labor Perspective From LaborPress.org’s Joe Maniscalco: Essential Workers ‘Are Owed A Lot More Than Empty Accolades And Parades
- New York State Labor Leaders Join With U.S. Senators Gillibrand & Schumer To Call For The Passage Of The PRO Act
- "When Unions Come Together And Collaborate, They Can Make The Workplace Safer For Everyone” - Actors’ Equity & The National Energy Management Institute Collaborate On New Ventilation Protocol
Organizing News From Across The U.S.A.
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- Minnesota Organizing Drive Puts The ‘Union’ Back In ACLU
- In Cleveland, Great Lakes Brewing Company Workers Take Steps To Unionize
- This Is ‘What You Do If You Want To Start A New’ Union
- West Virginia Flaggers ‘Go Union’ - Vote To Join The IBEW
- Journalists Unionize ‘At Record Numbers’ - Leaders At Three Of The Largest Unions Representing Journalists ‘Are Unanimous - What’s Happening Now Is Historic’
- Now That ‘More’ Clovis, California School Employees Are Trying To Unionize, ‘Is Momentum Growing For A Teachers Union?’
Apprenticeship & Training News
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- States Expand Apprenticeship Programs ‘As Worker Shortages Grow’
- MidMichigan Health Offers A Fully-Funded Medical Assistant Apprenticeship Program 'With No Cost' To Students
- A Woman In The Trades - Eve Anderson Continues A Family Tradition As A Fifth-Generation Bricklayer
- Union Steamfitter ‘Explains Why This Under-The-Radar Job Is So Satisfying’
- House Bill ‘Would Require’ The Pentagon To Set Up Apprenticeship & Fellowship Programs For Military Spouses
- Labor Perspective From College Journalism Student Phil Rosen: ‘We Should Advocate For Trade Schools Just As Much As College, Especially After A Pandemic’ & ‘It’s Time To Talk About The False, Negative Stigma Around Trade School’
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