Winifred Jackson is a Texas Education Association teacher from one of the reddest of states. Her union is backing Clinton for President. Education is Jackson’s top issue, but union rights are important to her, too. [Winifred Jackson]: “She’s with us on our issues. The other option is Trump, and we don’t need Trump. We need Hillary. Read More...
Chris Snyder is Assistant Political Director at the International Union of Operating Engineers in San Francisco. Snyder says Clinton will be much better for workers and for unions. [Chris Snyder]: “Hillary’s gonna have a good NLRB for us. Read More...
With 100 days until the presidential election union DNC delegates are back home as labor shifts into a higher gear for Hillary. Democrats are looking to make history again as they did in 2008 - but this time by electing the first woman president. IBEW Local 11 Business Manager Marvin Kropke. Read More...
AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka addressed the working people of the
Democratic National Convention.
Photo credit: Ryan Collins, SMART Local 105
Six years ago this week, hundreds of people gathered in Washington, D.C., to watch President Barack Obama sign into law the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. On that day there was a hope that its passage marked the beginning of a new phase in Washington’s approach to Wall Street regulation.
Protesters are making their voices heard every day at the RNC convention. Laura Brickman reports from Cleveland. Several hundred demonstrators gathered in a public square in downtown Cleveland today for the third consecutive day of protests outside of the Republican National Convention. Read More...
AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka released the following statement in response to the shooting of police officers in Baton Rouge, Louisiana:
Our hearts are again heavy with grief.
On the first day of the Republican National Convention, groups of protestors gathered in a police designated protest zone to air opposition to Trump and support for a range of issues including a $15 minimum wage and naturalization of undocumented immigrants. WIN's Laura Brickman reports. [Protestors ] "….No Trump, no KKK, no fascist USA. Read More...
