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Labor Springs Into Action!

Photos and story from Dave Madsen, Community Services and Education Director Throughout the spring, organized labor community services committees have organized various community service projects, from coordinating mass vaccination drives to supporting homeless veterans and raising food donations at local food pantries. Read More

Celebrate Moms for Mothers’ Day & End the Maternal Pay Gap!

We always encourage everyone to buy union-made and Mothers’ Day is no different. Check out this list at UnionPlus.org. Now, let’s address the real irony of Mothers’ Day coming just after May 5th, Mom’s Equal Pay Day. Yes, moms experience a larger wage gap than women without children; we financially penalize having children when we refuse to acknowledge that the labor of women is actually work. Read More

PA AFL-CIO Encourages U.S. Steel to Reinvest in PA Workers

This week, the Pennsylvania AFL-CIO issued a letter to United States Steel Corporation’s President and CEO David B. Burritt criticizing its decision to end the promised $1.5 billion upgrade to its Pittsburgh facilities. For generations, the workers of our Commonwealth have made U.S. Read More