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Call to Save Our Postal Service

Call to Save Our Postal Service

19 May, 2020

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Call to Save Our Postal Service

Postal workers are keeping our country moving and US economy working for us during this time of crisis - getting prescriptions delivered to people sheltering in place, making e-commerce possible and keeping families connected.  It is the emergency distribution system when our country i

Call to Save Our Postal Service

AFL-CIO Sues Feds Over Coronavirus Workplace Safety

18 May, 2020

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18 May, 2020

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AFL-CIO Sues Feds Over Coronavirus Workplace Safety

With states reopening for business and millions of people heading back to work, the nation's largest labor organization is demanding the federal government do more to protect workers from contracting the coronavirus on the job.

AFL-CIO Sues Feds Over Coronavirus Workplace Safety

How States and Cities Can Protect Workers During the Pandemic

15 May, 2020

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15 May, 2020

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How States and Cities Can Protect Workers During the Pandemic

Even Labor Secretary Eugene Scalia’s recent letter to AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, intended to defend his agency’s performance, offers little in terms of real enforcement. The word “guidance” and its variant “guidelines” appear nine times, as well as the observation that “employers are implementing measures to protect workers” (emphasis in original). Absent from the letter: the word “citation.” The word “penalty.”

How States and Cities Can Protect Workers During the Pandemic

As Businesses Look to Reopen, Democrats and Advocates Want More Rules to Protect Workers

14 May, 2020

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14 May, 2020

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As Businesses Look to Reopen, Democrats and Advocates Want More Rules to Protect Workers

“This isn’t just about infection control, which is how the CDC looks at it, this is about exposure assessment,” said Rebecca Reindel, safety and health specialist with the labor organization AFL-CIO. “You look at how people are exposed. Your main source of exposure is other people and so where you’re mainly running into other people right now is the workplace.”

As Businesses Look to Reopen, Democrats and Advocates Want More Rules to Protect Workers

Crisis Communications Case Study: AFGE

13 May, 2020

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13 May, 2020

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Crisis Communications Case Study: AFGE

Every labor communicator is responding to minute-by-minute changes in policies and practices affecting workers’ livelihoods. ILCA members are challenged to process, manage, and disseminate essential information to both internal and external audiences.

Crisis Communications Case Study: AFGE

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12 May, 2020

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FYI:  60 Minutes did a segment on this on Sunday.  Hopefully, New York can get them organized at their facility and start a trend in the country.

Amazon VP Quits over Union-Busting

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