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On Sept. 16, Senator Baucus (D-MT), Chair of the Senate Finance Committee released a deeply flawed health care reform bill that fails to meet the most basic promise of health care reform – and threatens to shift more costs to employees represented by labor unions. Senators will begin “marking up” (making changes and amendments, if
Read moreLawrence Mishel, president of the Economic Policy Institute, delivers a concise and cogent look at the economic crisis, how we got here, and how to get out, barring the hackneyed platitude “tough it out, America.” Click here to view the video. As President of the Economic Policy Institute, Lawrence Mishel is a nationally recognized economist. He has
Read moreNew Leaders Take Helm at AFL-CIO A new leadership team took the helm of the AFL-CIO with the nomination and election of Richard Trumka as President, Liz Shuler as Secretary-Treasurer and Arlene Holt Baker as Executive Vice President. Trumka succeeds John Sweeney who retired after serving for 14 years as president of the AFL-CIO. In
Read moreOverall, union employees fare better in the workplace than nonunion employees with regard to policies that promote a viable balance between responsibilites at work and at home. The main findings of the report include: Companies with any unionized employees are 1.7 times more likely to comply with the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). Union
Read moreBelow is a summary of the Employee Free Choice Act (HR 1409/S560) and explains why EFCA is good for working families: The Employee Free Choice Act (HR.1409 /S.560) was introduced for the 111th Congress in the Senate on March 10, 2009 by Representative George Miller (D-CA) and Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Here is a summary
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