…mining industry that a failure to maintain safe conditions for all employees may result in criminal prosecution.” Read the full story by U.S. Department of Labor News, published here: https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/sol/sol2024041…
…has outlined a plan to combat the continuing issues, and to ensure good union jobs in clean energy going forward. Read the full story by AFL-CIO News, published here: https://aflcio.org/press/releases/afl-cio-holds-inaugural-climate-equity-and-jobs-launch…
…2028. Said Buttigieg, “Major benefits will be felt even before that first ride. They actually start today, in the form of the good American jobs we’re creating to deliver this…
…are projected to create nearly 19,000 construction jobs, according to the Climate Jobs National Resource Center. Read the full story by Ethan Duran for The Daily Reporter, published here: https://dailyreporter.com/2024/03/28/unions-and-utilities-sign-labor-agreement-for-renewable-projects/…
…infrastructure. Through ATU International, we strongly supported the inclusion of $32 billion in emergency operating aid for public transportation in the federal Coronavirus relief package. We also supported the funding for…
…Teamsters supported the bills, saying they were needed to protect public safety and protect good union jobs. Chris Griswold, Teamsters International VP At-Large and President of Teamsters Joint Council 42…
…bill that would help to ensure that in wage theft cases workers can actually collect their stolen wages. “Today we have an opportunity to fight back and punish these cheating…
National Library Workers Day was April 9, a day to recognize them, and to become aware of the fact that more and more of them are raising their voices to…
…card signings took off in November, “It was like workers were starving for it.” Read the full story by Stephen Bisaha for WPLN News, published April 14, 2024, here: https://wpln.org/post/seeking-to-defy-history-the-uaw-is-coming-closer-to-unionizing-in-the-south/…
…with getting screwed.” He also blasted Georgia and Tennessee’s governors for their states’ anti-union legislation. Read the full story by William Thornton for AL.com, published April 3, 2024, here: https://www.al.com/news/2024/04/union-president-blasts-gov-kay-ivey-alabama-auto-workers-are-fed-up-with-getting-screwed.html…
