Unions help build a better life for working people, but outdated laws have hampered our basic right to join together and negotiate for better pay, benefits and working conditions. A new bill, the Protecting the Right to Organize Act, would modernize our nation's labor laws.
Gov. Andy Beshear announced Friday that he has reinstated the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board, which former Gov. Matt Bevin abolished in July 2018.
Tomorrow – Tuesday, January 14th – is the Special Election for the 38th State Senate District encompassing a portion of Southern Jefferson County and Bullitt County. As you know, we have endorsed Andrew Bailey for this seat and would urge all of those with members in this district to contact your members to make sure they get to the polls tomorrow between 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.
The filing deadline to run for political office in Kentucky is weeks earlier this year, but that didn’t stop more than 300 Kentuckians from filing for state and federal political offices Friday, including 17 people hoping to take down U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.
See the notice below regarding a Rally and Press Conference in support of members of IUE-CWA Local 84807 next Tuesday, January 14th at 3:30 p.m. Please share this notice with your members and affiliates and please make plans to attend to show your support for these workers that are getting screwed by Haier and Dart Warehouse Corporation. I look forward to seeing you!
EDITOR'S NOTE: It's not just students who get fact and fiction fouled up on the Internet.
By TIM WALKER
Critical thinking skills have always been high on most educators’ wish-list for their students. The onslaught of disinformation across the Internet, however, has only heightened the sense of urgency.
