Unions help build a better life for working people, but outdated laws have hampered our basic right to join together and negotiate for better pay, benefits and working conditions.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.
"Ditch Mitch" isn't just a Kentucky-made (and union-made) bumper sticker any more.
I'm getting fund-raising emails from "Ditch Mitch," a Washington, D.C, outfit that bills itself "as a grassroots organization...solely dedicated to taking on Mitch McConnell, holding him accountable, and supporting his future Democratic opponent in 2020."
I've chipped in a few dollars. I've also sent the Ditch Mitchers emails, hoping they might result in a story for our website. I've yet to hear back.
FRANKFORT -- A bill that would cut jobless benefits for unemployed Kentuckians advanced to the state House floor on Thursday after the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce told lawmakers it would “get people back to work quicker.”
EDITOR'S NOTE: Polls show that health care is one of the top isssues among voters. Most Republicans remain wedded to the country's private health care system. At least in principle, most Democrats favor universal health care, though they disasgree on how to achieve it. The Kentucky State AFL-CIO is one of many union organizations nationwide that has endorsed a single payer program, which is advocated by Kentuckians for Single Payer Health Care.
From Brent McKim, president, Jefferson County Teachers Association: At a time when our inflation-adjusted spending on public schools is still lower than it was in 2008, it would be harmful to divert funding away from the public schools to pay for charter schools.
It is my sad duty to inform you of the sudden passing of long time member of BCTGM and Greater Louisville CLC United Way Labor Liaison Brother Joe Phelps. Please keep Joe and his family and friends in your thoughts and prayers. I will send you arrangements when they become available.
It’s that time again! Building on last year’s success, we are excited to announce the second annual AFL‑CIO district meetings. Over the next several months, labor activists across the country will come together under the banner: Growing Our Movement—Empowering Our Communities.
