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Can AI Bring the Labor Movement New Power?: Technological change has a way of marginalizing workers. Liz Shuler hopes this time will be different.
politico.com/news/magazine/2024/03/31/ai-labor-power-schuler-00144086
EPA Announces 'Long-Overdue' Asbestos Ban: "Today's EPA rule to ban the use of chrysotile asbestos is a groundbreaking, landmark protection ...
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Quick Glance: EPA Bans Asbestos Despite Decades-Long Partial Ban
- The EPA has announced a comprehensive ban on asbestos, a carcinogen that is still used in some products such as chlorine bleach, brake pads, and other products, killing tens of thousands of Americans annually.
- The final rule signifies a significant expansion of EPA regulation under a landmark 2016 law that revamped regulations for tens of thousands of toxic chemicals in everyday products.
- The new rule would prohibit the use of chrysotile asbestos, the only ongoing use of asbestos in the U.S., found in products like brake linings and gaskets, used to manufacture chlorine bleach and sodium hydroxide.
- The EPA rule will ban imports of asbestos for chlor-alkali use immediately upon publication, but a ban on most other uses would come into effect in two years.
Georgia GOP Moves to Punish Employers Who Voluntarily Recognize Unions: In more labor rights news, Georgia Republicans passed a bill that penalizes ...
democracynow.org/2024/3/22/headlines/georgia_gop_moves_to_punish_employers_who_voluntarily_recognize_unions
America’s most powerful union leaders have a message for capital: During an exceptional roundtable with the FT, US labour’s message was clear
ft.com/content/0151b496-a5c2-4dd5-bdc3-09f94524ff0e
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Apple's shareholders will let it keep its AI business under wraps: The country's largest federation of labor unions, AFL-CIO, urged Apple and others for ...
businessinsider.com/apples-shareholders-keep-ai-business-under-wraps-2024-2
Paid articlePaid Labor Leaders Condemn GOP Fiscal Commission as Anti-Worker 'Power Grab': "The labor movement stands united in our belief that slashing crucial programs like ...
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AFL-CIO Joins Labor Union Call for Gaza Ceasefire: In labor news, the AFL-CIO has joined other unions in calling for a ceasefire in Gaza ...
democracynow.org/2024/2/9/headlines/afl_cio_joins_labor_union_call_for_gaza_ceasefire
Virginia labor unions come out against plan for new Caps, Wizards arena: Several high-profile state and city elected officials have said they wouldn’t support ...
washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/02/20/virginia-labor-unions-arena-oppose/
Opponents say Kentucky 'ag gag' bill could stifle free speech, limit whistleblowing
cincinnati.com/story/news/2024/03/13/ag-gag-bill-drones-food-processing-free-speech-limit-whistleblowing-tyson-foods/72954476007/
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AFL-CIO plans second union rally in less than a week at Iowa Capitol: Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO members plan to rally at the Iowa Capitol days after ...
desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2024/02/23/iowa-capitol-to-again-be-scene-of-union-rally-this-time-by-afl-cio/72704094007/
Meet the new Kentucky AFL-CIO president focusing on the future of young workers: Dustin Reinstedler, the newly elected president of the Kentucky AFL-CIO ...
courier-journal.com/story/money/companies/2024/01/31/kentuckys-new-afl-cio-president-puts-focus-on-young-union-workers/72162700007/
Republican U.S. Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer pursues union endorsements in bid for reelection
oregonlive.com/politics/2024/01/republican-us-rep-lori-chavez-deremer-pursues-union-endorsements-in-bid-for-reelection.html
Microsoft and the AFL-CIO union federation said Monday they had struck a deal whereby the U.S. software giant will remain neutral in efforts by unions to ... Show more
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How the Country’s Top Union Leader Gets It Done: Liz Shuler, the first woman to lead the AFL-CIO, has been organizing since she was 11 ...
thecut.com/article/how-liz-shuler-gets-it-done.html
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In April of 1968, leaders and members representing District 65 of the Retail, Wholesale ... Show more
Microsoft to include labor unions in discussions on AI’s impact to workers: In a historic first, Microsoft says its giving labor leaders a seat at the table for ...
cnn.com/2023/12/11/tech/ai-microsoft-include-labor-unions-mpact/
Quick Glance: Microsoft Partners with AFL-CIO to Address AI's Impact on Workers
- Microsoft gives labor unions a voice in discussions about AI technology development and implementation.
- The alliance aims to facilitate open dialogue on AI's impact on the future of work, with a focus on information sharing, worker perspectives, and policy shaping.
- The partnership emphasizes the importance of worker involvement in the development, deployment, and regulation of AI and related technologies.
- The agreement also includes a 'neutrality framework' for future organizing efforts by workers with the AFL-CIO unions and its affiliates.
Workers Are Fighting Back (and Winning) Against AI Overlords: Unions have been scoring big wins against the bots—but it’s only the beginning of the fight.
thedailybeast.com/workers-are-fighting-back-and-winning-against-ai-overlords
After big year for organized labor nationally, will Florida become more fertile ground for unions?
sun-sentinel.com/2024/01/02/after-big-year-for-organized-labor-nationally-will-florida-become-more-fertile-ground-for-unions/
Ernest ‘Ernie’ Grecco, former Metropolitan Baltimore AFL-CIO Council president, dies
baltimoresun.com/2024/01/01/ernest-ernie-grecco-former-metropolitan-baltimore-afl-cio-council-president-dies/
After Four Months on Strike, Actors Reach 'Extraordinary' Tentative Deal With Hollywood Studios
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Quick Glance: Hollywood Actors' Strike to End Tomorrow
- After over 100 days and two rounds of negotiations, SAG-AFTRA and Hollywood's studios have finally reached a tentative agreement to end the actors' strike.
- SAG-AFTRA announced that the strike will officially end at 12:01 a.m. on Thursday, following the unanimous approval of the deal by the negotiating committee.
- The announcement has been highly anticipated, with SAG-AFTRA and the AMPTP, representing the Hollywood studios, meeting continuously over the last few weeks.
- Artificial intelligence remained a significant issue in recent negotiations, which SAG-AFTRA highlighted in their own statements.
American Postal Workers Union Becomes Largest US Union to Call for Gaza Cease-Fire
commondreams.org/news/postal-workers-gaza-cease-fire
Homicides on the job climbed nearly 10% in the US last year: Black and women workers were overrepresented among the victims
qz.com/homicides-on-the-job-climbed-more-than-10-in-the-us-la-1851112284
Who Says Labor Can't Get Along With AI? Not Microsoft.: As MSFT stock remains in buy range, Microsoft and the AFL-CIO team up on the impact of artificial ...
investors.com/research/ibd-stock-analysis/msft-stock-in-buy-range-as-microsoft-collaborates-with-afl-cio-on-future-of-artificial-intelligence-and-labor-relations/
PH labor movement receives human rights award for ‘dedication’ amid danger: The Philippine labor movement is given the George Meany-Lane Kirkland Human Rights ...
rappler.com/philippines/labor-movement-receives-george-meany-lane-kirkland-human-rights-award-2023/
'Do it yourself': Unions switch from Democrat allegiance to running for office: Unions in Indiana can no longer rely on the weakened Democratic party to ...
indystar.com/story/news/politics/elections/2023/11/14/as-democrats-struggle-in-red-indiana-unions-focus-political-attention-inward/71396951007/
Even unions have union troubles: Big Labor poster child, the AFL-CIO, is having some labor problems of its own.
axios.com/2023/10/18/afl-cio-union-deal-negotiations-staff-pay-wages
Biden: Beach house trip isn’t ‘vacation’ : President Joe Biden said a weekend trip to his Delaware beach house wasn’t a “vacation.” The president ...
thehill.com/homenews/administration/4186117-biden-beach-house-trip-not-vacation/
President Biden to be in Pennsylvania for Labor Day parade, speech: The pro-union president has used executive actions to promote worker organizing ...
pennlive.com/politics/2023/09/president-biden-to-be-in-pennsylvania-for-labor-day-parade-speech.html
Quick Glance: Biden criticizes Trump on jobs in battleground Pennsylvania
- Biden highlights past job losses
- U.S. unemployment decreased under Trump's presidency
- Trump spokesperson accuses Biden of destroying jobs and fueling inflation
- Economic issues play a key role in the 2024 presidential race
The new head of the Massachusetts AFL-CIO ascends at a golden moment for unions: A Gallup poll shows a whopping 71 percent of Americans approve of unions.
bostonglobe.com/2023/10/11/metro/new-head-massachusetts-afl-cio-ascends-golden-moment-unions/
Two-thirds of Americans support unions: poll: More than two-thirds of Americans support unions, according to new polling data the AFL-CIO released Tuesday ...
thehill.com/business/4176862-two-thirds-of-americans-support-unions-poll/
President Biden will be back in Philly to celebrate Labor Day: President Joe Biden will be in Philadelphia on Labor Day for the AFL-CIO Philadelphia Council’s ...
inquirer.com/politics/philadelphia/joe-biden-visit-philadelphia-labor-day-20230901.html
Labor Leader Did Not Make Demands In Exchange For Early Biden Endorsement: “It’s not a transaction,” said Liz Shuler, AFL-CIO president.
huffpost.com/entry/joe-biden-aflcio-president-union-demands_n_64f3969ce4b0cf2755340e5d
Woman set to lead MA AFL-CIO for first time: Chrissy Lynch has been part of the state's labor movement for most of her career, and is always looking to bring ...
bostonglobe.com/2023/09/29/business/woman-set-to-lead-ma-afl-cio/
Schumer’s AI meeting will include top labor and civil rights advocates: AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler and Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights ...
washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/08/30/schumer-ai-aflcio-civilrights/
Curaleaf's Dispensary Midtown employees hold strike Friday, demanding transparency
azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix/2023/09/16/cannabis-dispensary-workers-phoenix-strike-friday-demand-transparency/70864538007/
American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations President Tim Burga celebrated after Ohio voters struck down Issue 1 in a special ... Show more
EDITORIAL: Big Union, Inc., applauds anti-worker regulations: A growing list of indicators warns of a looming recession. Meanwhile, the Colorado AFL-CIO applauds ...
gazette.com/opinion/editorials/editorial-big-union-inc-applauds-anti-worker-regulations/article_1cc57ac4-5021-11ee-ae5f-db6171ef85bc.html
Will Houston's next mayor ask voters to repeal the revenue cap?: A long line of elected officials at City Hall have blamed the cap for the city's tight financial ...
houstonchronicle.com/politics/houston/article/houston-election-john-whitmire-mayor-revenue-cap-18342688.php
Indiana AFL-CIO launches '1-stop shop' website to educate, organize Hoosier workers
indystar.com/story/news/local/indianapolis/2023/09/01/indiana-afl-cio-launches-website-organize-workers-hoosier-union-ups-teamsters-united-auto-workers/70613262007/
'An Abomination': Today Marks 14 Years Since the Last Federal Minimum Wage Increase
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Political Monocultures Weaken Resistance to the GOP and Big Business: The GOP’s off-the-wall positions should make it easy for the Dems to defeat the ...
commondreams.org/opinion/democratic-party-2024
GOP Assault on Child Labor Laws Under Fresh Scrutiny After 16-Year-Old Dies at Poultry Plant
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CEOs made 272 times more than their workers in 2022: CEOs made, on average, $16.7 million in 2022. It would take the typical worker at their companies five ...
businessinsider.com/wage-gap-executive-compensation-ceo-pay-ratio-workers-2023-8
Paid articlePaid In 'Unprecedented Show of Solidarity,' Major Labor Unions Endorse Biden for 2024
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Rallying With Union Members, Biden Calls Himself 'Most Pro-Union President' In History
huffpost.com/entry/joe-biden-union-members-reelection-rally_n_648e0bdfe4b04ee51a9be30a
Quick Glance: Biden emphasizes economic populism at Philadelphia campaign rally
- President Joe Biden delivers an unapologetically economic populist message during his first rally for reelection.
- Biden speaks to an exuberant crowd of union members, emphasizing that his policies have created jobs and lifted the middle class.
- His choice of Philadelphia and Pennsylvania as his first official campaign stop reflects their crucial role in his reelection effort.
- Biden criticizes Republicans who 'oppose everything I’ve done' and tries to turn back the term 'Biden-omics' used by Republicans to criticize his economic policies.
AFL-CIO backs Biden in early 2024 endorsement: The nation’s top union organization, the AFL-CIO, endorsed President Biden’s reelection campaign on Friday ...
thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4053187-afl-cio-backs-biden-in-early-2024-endorsement/
"They're saying, 'We don't want you to just use ChatGPT to produce a Hollywood script and then hand it to a human to plus it up.' That's insulting ... Show more
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Former North Shore AFL-CIO leader Dan O’Malley withdraws appeal of his firing: Dan O'Malley said is no longer appealing his firing by the North Shore ...
cleveland.com/news/2023/06/former-north-shore-afl-cio-leader-dan-omalley-withdraws-appeal.html
Paid articlePaid William Spriggs, Who Took Economists to Task on Race, Dies at 68: William Spriggs, the AFL-CIO chief economist and outspoken critic of how the profession has ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-06-07/william-spriggs-afl-cio-chief-economist-dies-at-68
Labor leader Dan O’Malley appeals firing; North Shore AFL-CIO lays out allegations
cleveland.com/news/2023/05/labor-leader-dan-omalley-appeals-firing-north-shore-afl-cio-lays-out-allegations.html
Paid articlePaid North Shore AFL-CIO fires leader Dan O’Malley; His lawyer says removal motivated by ‘personal agendas’
cleveland.com/news/2023/05/north-shore-afl-cio-fires-leader-dan-omalley-after-investigation.html
Paid articlePaid Why union membership is languishing amid labor revival: High profile labor organizing hasn't boosted overall union numbers.
axios.com/2023/01/23/union-members-fall-labor-popularity-rises
Chipotle agrees to pay $240K to employees of shuttered Maine store: Employees that formerly worked at Chipotle's Augusta, Maine, location before it was closed ...
foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/chipotle-agrees-to-pay-240k-employees-shuttered-maine-store
Why Poverty Persists in America: A Pulitzer Prize-winning sociologist offers a new explanation for an intractable problem.
nytimes.com/2023/03/09/magazine/poverty-by-america-matthew-desmond.html
Quick Glance: The Persistence of Poverty in America
- American poverty persists due to reduced spending on the poor.
- Poverty should be addressed by focusing on exploitation rather than blaming poor people.
- Nearly 23% of American workers are in low-paying jobs, compared to 17% in Britain, 11% in Japan, and 5% in Italy.
- Empowering workers through easy organizing is the best way to address labor exploitation.
Thousands died on the job in 2021. These were the deadliest industries.: ‘Every worker who died on the job represents another empty seat at a family’s kitchen ...
marketwatch.com/story/thousands-of-people-died-on-the-job-in-2021-these-were-the-deadliest-industries-c2a5a9d2
Why union membership is languishing amid labor revival: High profile labor organizing hasn't boosted overall union numbers.
axios.com/2023/01/23/union-members-fall-labor-popularity-rises
Biden’s decision on massive Alaska oil project will determine our ‘climate future,’ labor union president says
foxbusiness.com/energy/bidens-decision-massive-alaska-oil-project-determine-climate-future-labor-pres
Employees at OKC's historic Kaiser's Grateful Bean Café have formed a union. Here's why.
oklahoman.com/story/business/local/2023/03/24/okcs-kaisers-grateful-bean-one-of-the-first-oklahoma-restaurants-to-form-a-union/70037731007/
Bill Cassidy has questions about Labor secretary nomination: WASHINGTON – Louisiana U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy has questions about Julie Su, who was nominated ...
theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/politics/bill-cassidy-has-questions-about-labor-secretary-nomination/article_7e328c9a-6506-5e5e-ae43-a32b552f880c.html
Sen. Marco Rubio: Union membership reaches new low, big labor to blame | Commentary
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As the Fed battles inflation, it's harder for low-income workers to buy a home: NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to AFL-CIO chief economist William Spriggs about how ...
npr.org/2023/03/23/1165527200/as-the-fed-battles-inflation-its-harder-for-low-income-workers-to-buy-a-home
AFL-CIO chief economist and Howard University economics professor William Spriggs says that the impact of discrimination against Black employees is less acute ... Show more
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“Truly inspiring”: In Colorado, women are finding success starting businesses, leading workers
denverpost.com/2023/02/10/colorado-women-business-startups-leaders/
Thomas Donahue, powerful labor envoy in Washington, dies at 94: Mr. Donahue, who started union organizing while in college in New York, rose to become of the ...
washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2023/02/19/thomas-donahue-labor-union-dies/
North Shore AFL-CIO leader Dan O’Malley being investigated by board, put on leave
cleveland.com/news/2023/03/north-shore-afl-cio-leader-dan-omalley-being-investigated-by-board-put-on-leave.html
Unemployed Missourians would see benefits reduced under proposed legislation: Missouri workers could see a drop in the amount of time they get unemployment ...
kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article271657222.html
Economic data is often misunderstood, hurting Black workers: AFL-CIO chief economist William Spriggs
cnbc.com/2023/01/17/economic-data-is-misunderstood-hurting-black-afl-cio-chief-economist.html
Biden highlighted 'near record-low' Black unemployment. Here's the full story.: ‘In many ways, he was actually being too modest,’ said William Spriggs ...
marketwatch.com/story/bidens-state-of-the-union-highlighted-near-record-low-black-unemployment-heres-the-full-story-f2b80134
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Nikki Haley Expected to Launch Presidential Bid in 2024, Challenging Trump: The former South Carolina governor and U.N. ambassador knows a thing or two about ...
inc.com/melissa-angell/nikki-haley-expected-to-launch-bid-in-2024-presidential-race-will-challenge-trump.html
Householder trial to resume after COVID-19 delay; AFL-CIO leader doesn't want to testify
dispatch.com/story/news/politics/2023/01/31/householder-borges-trial-resumes-with-fbi-agents-testimony/69854001007/
Paid articlePaid PagerDuty CEO quotes labor activist Martin Luther King in layoff email: In the email, PagerDuty CEO Jennifer Tejada said the company is eliminating 7% of its ...
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New WA labor council president April Sims brings lived experiences: April Sims is the first Black woman to lead not only the Washington State Labor Council but ...
seattletimes.com/seattle-news/wa-labor-council-president-brings-lived-experiences-to-labor-movement/
Pat Eiding, top labor leader in Philadelphia for two decades, retires at 82 : Colleagues described him as a consensus builder and a leader who built the ...
inquirer.com/news/philadelphia/pat-eiding-philadelphia-afl-cio-retires-20221229.html
Highest-paid CEOs in America: Using data from the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, Stacker listed the 100 highest-paid CEOs ...
richmond.com/business/investment/personal-finance/highest-paid-ceos-in-america/collection_1c7bdc5e-1ede-503c-b2cd-8efa9d78c407.html
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