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Workers Memorial Day: Honor Workers Killed on the Job

On April 28, Wisconsin workers will join together with communities across the globe to pay tribute to workers killed on the job.

18, Apr, 2018

Senate Bill to Curtail Labor Rights on Tribal Land Falls Short

Organized labor managed an increasingly rare feat on Monday — a political victory — when its allies turned back a Senate measure aimed at rolling back labor rights on tribal lands.

17, Apr, 2018

How Does Your State Stack Up on Pay Equity for Women?

The notion of bringing home 80 cents for every dollar pocketed by a man on a national basis is unsettling enough. But it's even more startling when those lost wages are added up.

11, Apr, 2018

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Want To Carry On Martin Luther King Jr.’s Work? Join A Union

Fifty years ago this week, Martin Luther King Jr. went to Memphis, Tennessee, to march with the city’s striking black sanitation workers. Wages were bad, and conditions were so unsafe that workers were seriously injured or even killed while using the trash compactors of their trucks.

11, Apr, 2018

IBEW Local 494 Job Fair

Jump start your career in the trades with the upcoming IBEW Local 494 Job Fair in 'Tosa.

05, Apr, 2018

The Gay Union Organizer Who Helped MLK Change the World

As America prepares to observe the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination today, there is one name you may not hear: Bayard Rustin.

04, Apr, 2018