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IUPAT Members Take a Day to Give Back
IUPAT
On April 22, more than 2,000 members of the Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT) across the United States and Canada put their hearts and skills to work for their neighbors to honor the union’s second annual IUPAT Community Day of Action.
With materials donated by the IUPAT, union employers and industry partners, volunteers teamed with community groups to clean up, paint, and replace the windows of churches, schools and community centers across North America. IUPAT volunteers also worked with a number of organizations to collect food and to cook for and feed those in need.
The goal of the Community Day of Action is to show the world that the members of the IUPAT and the rest of the labor movement are more than advocates for fair wages, rights and benefits on the job. They are good neighbors who have a long tradition of building up their communities. The IUPAT Community Day of Action is yet one more example of how organized labor is a positive force for working families—both union and nonunion.
IUPAT General President Kenneth Rigmaiden said:
It is our hope that the work...
Call Now to Oppose the Harmful New Republican Health Care Plan
AFL-CIO
Public opposition to Republican plans to repeal the Affordable Care Act has been overwhelming. Americans have flocked to town halls across the country to speak out against these plans. Poll after poll shows that Americans don't want their health care taken away by Republicans who know that their own legislation is so bad that they are trying to exempt themselves from it. They claim they have a new plan, but the new one is even worse than the old plan.
The latest version of the Republican health care repeal plan will:
Gut protections for people with pre-existing conditions by eliminating the Affordable Care Act’s guarantee of affordable coverage, allowing insurance companies to charge some people as much as they want.
Strip health care from about 24 million people and raise premiums for millions by 20%.
Eliminate the guarantee that insurance companies cover maternity care, cancer treatments and substance abuse care.
Give away nearly $600 billion in tax cuts to the wealthiest Americans, including nearly $200,000 each in a single year for...
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