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Unions Applaud Biden OSHA for Advancing Covid Safety Standard to Protect Workers

Healthcare workers from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs' New York Harbor Healthcare System listen to Marcus Ashby, an ICU nurse at a Manhattan hospital, speak as they participate in a national day of action on August 5, 2020 in New York City. (Photo: Michael M. Santiago via Getty Images)

Union to File Charges Against Amazon Over 'Blatantly Illegal Conduct' in Bessemer Election

Jake Johnson, staff writer

"Amazon's conduct has been despicable. We demand a comprehensive investigation over Amazon's behavior in corrupting this election."

'Passing the PRO Act Is Not a Spectator Sport': AFL-CIO Leads National Day of Action

Kenny Stancil, staff writer

Organized labor advocates rallied in downtown Los Angeles on March 22, 2021 in solidarity with Amazon workers amid their historic unionization vote in Bessemer, Alabama. (Photo: Al Seib/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

"Stronger unions mean higher wages, safer working conditions, and dignity for...

'We Must Do More': Hundreds of Advocacy Groups Urge Biden, G20, and IMF to Increase Pandemic Aid

Brett Wilkins, staff writer

A man receives a Covid-19 vaccination shot on April 6, 2021 in Juba, South Sudan. The country received 132,000 doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine via the World Health Organization's COVAX program. (Photo: Andreea Campeanu/Getty Images)

"Unless we take immediate action to solidify more aid and relief, we face lost...

Pensioners, Labor Groups Applaud Key $86 Billion Provision in Covid-19 Relief Package

'Stop Talking About Dr. Seuss,' Tim Ryan Implores GOP, 'And Start Working With Us on Behalf of the American Workers'

Labor Unions and Green Groups Sue Trump Admin. for 'Failure to Protect Frontline Workers From Covid-19'

US Labor Unions File UN Complaint Accusing Trump Administration of "Outrageous" Violations of Workers' Rights Amid Pandemic

'These Unions Dishonor the Labor Movement': Nearly 200 Academics, Lawmakers, and Activists Demand AFL-CIO Expel Police Unions

'Putting Profits Over People': Unions Warn New Covid-19 Guidance From Trump CDC Endangers Frontline Workers

'Victory for Workers!': House Praised for Passing Landmark PRO Act to Strengthen Unions and Labor Rights

Is Democrats' USMCA Trade Deal With Trump a Big Win or 'Major Strategic Misstep?'

Progressives Decry Senate's Approval of Labor Secretary Eugene Scalia as 'Absolute Betrayal to the American Worker'

After Decades of Corporate 'Decimation' of Unions, Sanders Says It Is Time for Workers to Win the Class War

Sanders Unveils Workplace Democracy Plan to Expand Labor Rights and Double Union Membership

Labor Leader Sara Nelson Says Workers of Disrupted Industries Must Be Engaged in Green New Deal Solutions

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Steep Climb: Fiery Warren Slams SCOTUS as Right-Wing Subsidiary of Big Business

Elizabeth Warren opened the AFL-CIO’s national convention by denouncing a “corporate capture of the federal courts” that has led to the most right-wing, pro-corporate SCOTUS in decades. Followed to its logical conclusion, "you’ll end up with a Supreme Court that functions as a wholly owned subsidiary of Big Business.” Warren vowed to stand with organized labor "at every turn to fight on the behalf of the workers." AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka spoke for many: We need to clone her. “The...