Art Pulaski, executive secretary-treasurer for the California Labor Federation, wrote a recent op-ed for The Sacramento Bee explaining why the Trans-Pacific Partnership is bad for America’s workers. TPP Is Terrible for U.S. Workers
Just days before the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade and investment deal was signed, a human rights experts warned against it. Is the TPP a Threat to Human Rights?
TSOs say they’re tired of being treated like second-class federal employees WASHINGTON – The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) enthusiastically supports a new bill from Congressman Bennie Thompson (Miss New Legislation Would Finally Grant TSA Officers the Same Workplace Protections as Other Federal Employees
The AFL-CIO on Feb. 4 launched the first in a series of nationwide symposiums to address the growing economic inequality among U.S. workers – particularly African Americans. Working in partnership with the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists (CBTU), the AFL-CIO intends to identify the many ways systemic racism affects black workers, and provide real policy
Federal District Judge David Hale’s decision striking down Hardin County’s “right to work” ordinance was a victory for Kentucky’s working families, said Bill Londrigan, president of the Kentucky State AFL-CIO. Londrigan: Judge's Ruling Against County RTW Ordinance a Victory for Kentucky's Working Families
Why shouldn’t higher education be free for everyone? Higher education is not a commodity. It is a social good. It’s increasingly necessary to get a good, middle-class job. A more highly educated workforce can be more adaptable and make the country more competitive. So why shouldn’t it be free for everyone? Why Shouldn't Education Be
The Trans-Pacific Partnership is a so-called “trade deal” that could cost 448,000 U.S. jobs, suppress U.S. wages, and irreparably weaken our democracy and sovereignty. How TPP Could Make Our Economy Worse
In a new op-ed for the Hill, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka explains the key reasons why the Trans-Pacific Partnership is bad for working people, both in the United States and overseas. Trumka describes the deal by saying that “the TPP is a giveaway to big corporations, special interests and all those who want economic rules that
One of the billionaires crusading to cut working people’s Social Security now has his sights set on making the Trans-Pactific Partnership look like a sweet deal. Hint: It’s not. Pete Peterson’s think tank, Peterson Institute for International Economics, just released a study in January 2016 predicting great economic growth from the TPP. But the PIIE methods are so
The story is very familiar. It comes right out of the extreme, pro-corporate playbook. In this case, literally. West Virginia, the Latest Battlefront in the Conservative Assault on Working People {$excerpt:n}