The Trump administration issued a new executive order stripping collective bargaining and union rights from workers across the federal government. Advocates for working people condemned the move. AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler issued the following statement: Straight out of Project 2025, this executive order is the very definition of union-busting. It strips the fundamental right to […]
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on April 10, 2025in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: afge, afl-cio, aflcio, afscme, aft, apwu, bac, collective bargaining union rights, CWA, economic stability, epi, Executive Order, family supporting jobs, iam, iamaw, IFPTE, LIUNA, Liz Shuler, nalc, national security, public health, safe jobs, safety, Stephanie Bloomingdale, trump, wisconsin, wisconsin afl cio, workers rights
President Mike Davis Jr Welcomes State AFL-CIO Convention to La Crosse
on September 12, 2024in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: 2024, afl-cio, coulee region, election, families, health and safety, la crosse, Mike Davis Jr, safe jobs, state convention, union, union herald, winston churchill, wisconsin, working
On behalf of the delegates and officers of the Western Wisconsin AFL-CIO I offer all delegates to the Wisconsin State AFL-CIO Convention held in La Crosse on September 16 & 17th a heartfelt welcome. La Crosse has much to offer including ancient bluffs, unique bridges, breathtaking landscapes, historic monuments, and legendary parks, and we invite […]
Read More →Dancers at Los Angeles club become US’s only unionized strippers
on May 24, 2023in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: 2023, actors equity, bankruptcy, California, Chris Smalls, dancer safety, dancers, exocotic dancers, health insurance, highly physical work, mental health support, North Hollywood, Rage Against the Machine, safe jobs, sexual harassment, Star Garden, Star Garden Topless Dive Bar, strippers, Tom Morello, union, union orgiznating, union orgiznating victory, unionization, unionized, unionized strippers, unsafe working conditions, Workers, workplace injuries
After months of late-night picketing in North Hollywood, the dancers of the Star Garden Topless Dive Bar have become the only unionized strippers in the US. Their victory was finalized with a unanimous vote by 17 dancers in favor of unionization on Thursday morning , and marks the first time that the Actors Equity association, […]
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