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December 2, 2022
News & Commentary

Tascha Shahriari-Parsa

The Senate disappoints railway workers by failing to add sick leave to Biden's imposed contract; the Senate nonetheless passes the imposed contract without sick leave; a new report details the role of state attorneys general in a just transition

May 30, 2021
News & Commentary

Kevin Vazquez

This week, the AFL-CIO, after eleven months of research and preparation, quietly released its report on police reform to little fanfare, in contrast to the high-profile launch of their “Racial Justice Task Force” in July 2020. As explained by Hamilton Noland this weekend for In These Times, the AFL-CIO, a vocal advocate for racial justice […]

Ending the Filibuster Needs to be Labor’s Top Priority

Apr 8, 2021 Ash Tomaszewski

The Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) act was reintroduced and passed in the House last month for the second time after being introduced last year and stalling in the Republican Senate. Endorsed by nearly 140 major unions including the UAW, AFL-CIO, SEIU, Teamsters, and others, the act is described by the AFL-CIO as “the […]

Clean Slate for Budget Reconciliation: How Democrats Can Reform Labor Rights, Even with the Filibuster

Feb 11, 2021 Maxwell Ulin

President Joe Biden’s ambitious pro-worker agenda is confronting a cruel legislative reality. Thanks to the Senate filibuster—a parliamentary maneuver that blocks legislation indefinitely barring a 60-vote override—Democrats’ razor-thin Senate margins make it exceedingly difficult for President Biden to deliver on his pledge to pass the recently reintroduced PRO Act and other Clean Slate Project reforms. […]

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December 2, 2022

May 30, 2021

Ending the Filibuster Needs to be Labor’s Top Priority

Clean Slate for Budget Reconciliation: How Democrats Can Reform Labor Rights, Even with the Filibuster