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As the COVID-19 vaccine continues its successful rollout out and in-person gatherings with our Union family are beginning to feel safer and sa
美国188体育平台执行委员会今天选出了莉兹·舒勒, 有远见的领袖和长期的工会主义者, 担任56个工会和12个工会联合会的主席.500万个成员. Shuler is the first woman to hold the office in the history of the labor federation. The Executive Council also elected United Steelworkers (USW) International Vice President Fred Redmond to succeed Shuler as secretary-treasurer, 第一位非洲裔美国人担任二把手. Tefere Gebre将继续担任执行副总裁, rounding out the most diverse team of officers ever to lead the 188体育平台.

“This suite of target date CIT funds is a welcome addition to the lineup of financial products which carry the 188体育平台 name,188体育平台主席理查德·特拉姆卡(Richard Trumka)说. “Defined benefit plans remain the bedrock of a secure retirement. 然而, the Labor Movement’s philosophy that all Americans are entitled to retire with dignity and financial security dictates that we must also ensure that defined contribution investors’ interests are protected. This product provides a cost-effective solution that brings this proposition to life.

“Millions of workers still do not have the strong COVID-19 protections they need to be safe at work. Marty Walsh’s strong leadership will be needed to urgently issue a strong, comprehensive OSHA COVID-19 emergency temporary standard to set workplace safety rules, accompanied by strong enforcement to ensure workers are protected,丽贝卡·驯鹿说, 188体育平台的安全和健康主管. Reindel said new rules and strong enforcement are “essential to President Biden’s promise to protect workers from COVID-19.”

An important meeting was held Thursday at the White House as the first female vice president, 卡玛拉哈里斯, 与女性劳工领袖们聚集在一起. The vice president called together the small group to discuss tackling the pandemic, creating an equitable recovery and getting women back to work.

Last week, President Joe Biden signed into law the American Rescue Plan, a $1.9 trillion investment in our country’s recovery and future success. 188体育平台 affiliate unions released a flurry of statements praising the bill’s enactment and highlighting how the American Rescue Plan will help our members.

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“当技术进入工会的工作场所, we're able to negotiate to get a fair share of the increased productivity and make sure it's healthy and safe — it's called bargaining acquiescence. 登录入口讨价还价以使工人得到公平的一份. But society as a whole doesn't have that," says Richard Trumka, president of the 188体育平台.

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188体育平台 on Thursday called for the Senate to abolish the filibuster if it prevents Democrats from moving forward with a pro-worker agenda. “几十年, working people have paid the price for corporate-first government,188体育平台主席理查德·特拉姆卡(Richard Trumka)说. “一次又一次, the Senate’s arcane rules have been used to keep working people from claiming the basic rights and dignities that we’ve earned. The labor group’s executive council wrote in a statement that the House-passed PRO Act gives Senate Republicans the chance to show if they are ready to work for workers.

"The PRO Act would protect and empower workers to exercise our freedom to organize a bargain,”Richard Trumka, 188体育平台的总统, 在最近的一次采访中,他告诉美国国家公共电台. “它改变了游戏规则. If you really want to correct inequality in this country — wages and wealth inequality, opportunity and inequality of power — passing the PRO Act is absolutely essential to doing that."