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Bill O'Reilly, the former Fox News anchor, has been negotiating for a position with the Sinclair Broadcast Group, the nation's largest television-station owner.
Pedestrians will be fined for looking at cellphones or other electronic devices while crossing a street on Oahu starting Wednesday.
Basketball star Elena Delle Donne and longtime girlfriend Amanda Clifton hope their marriage can help normalize same-sex relationships for others.
International Convention Guests Visit Granite City and Learn How Bad Trade Policies Affect Illinois Steelworkers
Brian FinneganMore than 60 international labor guests attending the AFL-CIO convention in St Louis
crossed the river to Granite City, Illinois, to visit the United Steelworkers Locals at the US
Steel plant that has operated there for decades.
More than 60 international labor guests attending the AFL-CIO convention in St. Louis, Mo.,
crossed the river to Granite City, Ill., to visit the United Steelworkers Locals at the U.S.
Steel plant that has operated there for decades.
Granite City and its Labor Temple that serves as the union hall for United Steelworkers (USW) Locals 1899, 50 and 68, have an illustrious place in U.S. labor history and progressive politics. These days, however, the community is feeling the impact of short-sighted trade policies that lead to fewer good jobs and local resources.
The week before Christmas in 2015, the plant was idled and laid off more than 2,000 people because of years of these bad trade laws and weak enforcement. This has allowed unfair...
The new report found health disparities and patterns of discrimination against the Latino/a transgender community in America.
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Imprisoned KCTU President Han Honored with Human Rights Award, Global Labor Movement Calls for His Release
AFL-CIO
At the AFL-CIO Convention in St. Louis, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka honored the imprisoned president of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU), Han Sang-gyun, with the George Meany-Lane Kirkland Human Rights Award. Han has been in jail since December 2015, serving a three-year sentence for defending trade union rights and fighting back against corporate corruption and the repressive government of former South Korean President Park Geun-hye.
Each year since 1980, the AFL-CIO has recognized outstanding examples of the international struggle for human rights through trade unions. Han is honored for his perseverance in the face of anti-democratic repression and leadership in a transformational period in Korean history.
Accepting on Han’s behalf, KCTU Vice President Kim Wook-dong said, "Our movement has been at the forefront of calling for democratic change in our country and challenging the corruption of CEOs and our former president."
Han has spent his life fighting for the rights of...
Bill O'Reilly, the former Fox News anchor, has been negotiating for a position with the Sinclair Broadcast Group, the nation's largest television-station owner.
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We Need A Workers' Bill of Rights
AFL-CIO
At the 2017 AFL-CIO Convention, the delegates passed a resolution calling for the creation of a Workers' Bill of Rights. Speaking in support of the resolution, President Richard L. Trumka said:
Sisters and brothers, working people need a bill of rights.
A collective bargaining agreement for America.
This will serve as a platform for our members to rally around. It will give prospective members a clear statement of our values. And it will provide political candidates and elected officials with a litmus test for our support.
We simply refuse to accept the reality of struggling to make ends meet in the richest country in the world at its richest point in history. And so we demand rights that ensure we are able, through our work, to lead better lives.
Here's what working people said should be in a Workers' Bill of Rights:
Here are the key components of the Workers' Bill of Rights:
A Good Job with Fair Wages: Everyone who wants to work has the right to a good job where we earn a fair return on our work and receive a wage that allows us to...
