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The 6th Triennial Pride at Work Convention will take place September 12-15 in Cleveland, Ohio. As an official AFL-CIO constituency group, Pride at Work educates and advocates on behalf of union and non-union members of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) community. In 30 states, it is legal to fire someone because of their
Read moreThe U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Civil Rights Division announced this week it will sue Florida after the state disregarded the federal government’s request to suspend its controversial voter purge campaign. In a letter to Florida’s Republican Secretary of State, Assistant Attorney General Thomas Perez flatly states that Florida is violating the National Voter Registration
Read moreA deceitful ploy by the City of Long Beach backfired when they took unilateral action that led to the loss of five days of wages for IAM members over a period of five months in 2009. In a landmark decision, the California Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) ruled in favor of IAM members who were
Read moreIn a testament to how far and fast a good idea can travel, the Union of Unemployed (UCubed) this week announced that its network of jobless activists now includes more than 100,000 Facebook fans. “Those 100,000 online activists regularly share posts with their 26.6 million Facebook friends, giving the unemployed a power that far exceeds
Read moreThree years after a 15-day strike grounded operations at Vance Air Force Base in Enid, OK, IAM members of Local 898 ratified a new contract by 426-84, an 84 percent margin. The three-year agreement covers nearly 800 members employed at Vance by prime contractor CSC Applied Technologies LLC and three subcontractors. The new agreement includes
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