When it comes to receiving medical care following an on-the-job injury, workers in California are finding that the deck is often stacked against them.

Across the state, hard-working men and women are having the medical care they need delayed, and sometimes flat out denied, due to an overly complicated review process that seems tilted toward insurance companies and employers rather than the injured workers it’s supposed to be helping.

On October 1 – 2 and 15 -16, we’re hosting our next battleground trips to Nevada to help elect Hillary Clinton for President. Come join the Los Angeles Labor Movement as we knock on doors to ensure workers win in November. Now more than ever, we need to use our collective voices to make history in that state!

The trips will include two days of outdoor canvassing, lodging, meals and transportation. Space is limited, so please RSVP right away.

You’ve heard how Trump doesn’t respect the workers who help him make his fortune at his Trump Hotel Las Vegas and Trump Taj Mahal casinos. Now, hear it directly from them.

Here’s what Carmen Llahrull of Trump Hotel Las Vegas has to say about working for Trump:

See what Charles Baker of Trump Casino thinks:

Jeff Wise of Trump Hotel Las Vegas wants you to know about the real Donald Trump as an employer:

Pete Battaglini of Trump Casino tells it like it is when it comes to working for Trump:

I have a simple question regarding Colin Kaepernick and his decision to take a knee during the national anthem: What is he protesting, again?

Well, in case you’ve forgotten, it’s police brutality. It’s police brutality against people of color, a major issue in cities all over America.

Unions in Oregon are campaigning for a November ballot measure, known as Measure 97, that will require corporations that have over 25 million dollars in sales in the state to pay their fair share and help fund public education, health care and senior services.

JoAnne Powers reports.

Katherine Driessen is Press Secretary for the ‘A Better Oregon’ Campaign, a coalition of labor unions and other progressive groups supporting the measure: 

IATSE Phone Banking
Starting Wednesday, September 21 thru November 2, 2016,
the California IATSE Coalition (CIC) will be needing volunteers
that involve phone banking and precinct walking. 

Phone Banking will be conducted every Wednesday night at Local 80,
except on October 6. October 6 will be on a Thursday night.
Please make every effort to send Volunteers from each local.  

Schedule:
Wednesday, September 21

CALL CONGRESS 1-855-712-8441 NATIONAL CALL-IN DAY SEPT. 14

Multinational corporations and Republican congressional leaders want to jam through the TPP—an awful trade deal that will put Americans out of work, degrade environmental protections and increase prescription drug prices—during the lame-duck congressional session after the elections.

Korean War veteran and retired AFT member Buzz Davis says conservatives, one percenters and the Koch brothers are trying to privatize the Veterans Administration against the wishes of America's military veterans. Read More...

 In 31 state capitols Monday was a Moral High Ground Day of Action. Thousands of workers and faith leaders called for $15 an hour and union rights for workers. They challenged elected leaders to "support a moral policy agenda including living wages, union rights, racial justice, and healthcare for all. Read More...