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- May 15, 2013 COMP TIME UPDATE Although the House vote on “Comp Time” (HR 1406) did not go our way, we could not be prouder of the quick response and action our activists took. The bill passed last Wednesday evening by a vote of 223-204. Every Democrat but three voted against it and every Republican but eight voted in favor.
- May 08, 2013 American security should be homemade The quintessential example of American military might in recent years was the nighttime operation that resulted in the death of Osama bin Laden. Elite U.S. special operations forces, equipped with night-vision goggles, launched a lightning raid on a moonless night that took down one of America’s most dangerous enemies.
- May 07, 2013 Congresswoman Touts Worker Protections That Her Bill Would Weaken Today, the House is set to vote on the Working Families Flexibility Act, legislation that would weaken rules requiring businesses to pay employees overtime wages when they work more than 40 hours in a given week and instead give employers the option of providing their workers with “comp time,” or time off from work.
- January 28, 2013 | MSNBC'S THE ED SHOW Video: Comprehensive immigration reform might be shot in the arm organized labor needs
- January 16, 2013 The U.S. Senate Is Broken - But We Can Fix It Current rules that govern the U.S. Senate are halting the country’s progress and taking the nation’s work hostage. Senate filibuster reform proposed in Senate Resolution 4 (S. Res. 4) would once again ensure that the Senate can effectively address the issues that are the key to America’s future.
- November 09, 2012 Protect Our Future As a part of an AFL-CIO National Day of Action, USW members joined allies from other labor and community organizations for “Jobs Not Cuts” rallies aimed to keep up the momentum from the recent election urging both Republican and Democratic politicians to create jobs, preserve social programs and end tax cuts for the wealthy.
