Atlanta-based Delta Flight Attendant Spencer Hayes brought the crowd to its feet at the AFL-CIO’s 2015 MLK Civil and Human Rights Conference in Atlanta as he passionately spoke about the Delta Flight Attendants’ historic movement to attain collective bargaining rights at Delta Air Lines. At the AFL-CIO’s annual event commemorating Martin Luther King Jr.’s labor
Read moreWorking Americans will be listening closely as President Obama delivers his State of the Union address Tuesday evening at 9 p.m. ET. They are looking for the President to outline a concrete plan to raise stagnating wages, defend their right to collectively bargain, protect U.S. jobs from reckless trade deals, and more. The past year
Read moreAdd your voice to the many thousands to tell Congress “Say No to Fast Track” on Wednesday, January 21 in a national call-in event. Use the AFLCIO’s toll-free hotline, 1-855-712-8441, to get connected to your Representative. Tell your Representative to vote “No” on Fast Track Trade Authority because Fast Track will allow more of the
Read moreThe deadline to apply for a 2015 IAM Scholarship Award will be here before you know it. Applications must be postmarked no later than February 25, 2015 to be considered. The competition is open each year to eligible IAM members in the United States and Canada and eligible children in their last year of high
Read moreMembers of the APRI Executive Board took a strong stand against unfair and secretly-negotiated trade deals during the AFL-CIO MLK Birthday commemoration events in Atlanta. From bottom, APRI President Clayola Brown, AFT Secretary-Treasurer Dr. Lorretta Johnson, Fred Redmond, Richard Womack, Jr., J. David Cox, Mike Payne, Fred D. Mason, Jr., Andre Washington, IAM General Vice
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