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Fix NAFTA Once and for All: The Working People Weekly List
Every week, we bring you a roundup of the top news and commentary about issues and events important to working families. Here’s this week’s Working People Weekly List.
AFL-CIO: Fix NAFTA Once and for All: "The North American Free Trade Agreement has been an unequivocal failure, sending jobs abroad, holding down wages and devastating communities. Only the Wall Street and Washington elite can claim NAFTA is yesterday’s war. For millions of American families, it’s today’s crisis."
Bend the Trend: Reviving Unionization in America: "It is wrong to assume that collective bargaining is incompatible with our modern economy. The truth is that our labor laws have not been sufficiently modernized."
"The Economy Isn’t Working for Workers": "AFL-CIO President Trumka on workers’ rights in the era of Trump, international trade deals and the threat of automation in the jobs market."
'Walmart on Steroids': Beware of Amazon's Growing Monopoly: "When news first broke that Amazon was buying Whole Foods, it sent shockwaves throughout the retail food market. The stock prices of top...
American Water Charitable Foundation Awards $22,500 Grant for Union Sportsmen’s Alliance’s 100th Conservation Project
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The American Water Charitable Foundation has provided a grant of $22,500 to support the Union Sportsmen’s Alliance’s 100th Work Boots on the Ground project at the historic Jones Point Park in Alexandria, Virginia.
The USA will support the National Park Service by replacing a fishing pier, originally constructed in 1950, at the park that is in critical need of repair.
The AWCF grant helps cover expenses to rebuild the fishing pier. Virginia American Water provides drinking water service to the city of Alexandria, and the company’s Alexandria District employees will help rebuild the pier by supplying some of the skilled union workers to complete a portion of the project. SEIU Local 32BJ covers Virginia American Water field operations employees in Alexandria.
"The American Water Charitable Foundation is proud to again support the Union Sportsmen’s Alliance with this grant, which is vital to rebuilding the fishing pier at Alexandria’s Jones Point Park," said AWCF President Laura Martin....
9 Things You Need to Know About the Role of Unions in 2017
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A new report from the Economic Policy Institute takes a deep look at the role and importance of unions as the key avenue for working people to come together and negotiate for an expansion of their rights and freedoms. Here are nine things you need to know about the state of the labor movement in 2017.
1. Unions amplify the voices of working people on the job: Organized labor is one of the largest institutions in America: One in nine U.S. workers—16 million of us—are represented by unions. Joining a union means that you and your co-workers have a say in the workplace. When working people come together to negotiate, it means they are more likely to have their voice heard, which means they are more likely to win wage increases, better access to health care and workplace safety, more reasonable and predictable work schedules, and more satisfactory avenues for settling workplace disputes.
2. Working people in unions are as diverse as Americans as a whole: Union members are much more diverse than we are depicted in the media. Nearly two-thirds of union workers from...
Homeowners, businesses and government officials were scrambling to prepare for the potentially devastating storm.
Forecasters say 115-mph winds are expected, along with "life-threatening" storm surges and flooding, as Harvey churns over the central coast of Texas.
Forecasters say 115-mph winds are expected, along with "life-threatening" storm surges and flooding, as Harvey churns over the central coast of Texas.
Forecasters say 115-mph winds are expected, along with "life-threatening" storm surges and flooding, as Harvey churns over the central coast of Texas.
At a time when teen births are at a record low, the government has made a surprising move: slashed hundreds of millions in funding to teen pregnancy prevention.
At a time when teen births are at a record low, the government has made a surprising move: slashed hundreds of millions in funding to teen pregnancy prevention.
At a time when teen births are at a record low, the government has made a surprising move: slashed hundreds of millions in funding to teen pregnancy prevention.
