Anti-union laws like so-called "right to work," paycheck deception and comp time do nothing more than give corporations the ability to increase CEO profits by stripping workers of their rights to come together and speak out for better wages and safer workplaces.
These laws not only have a direct impact on union members, they create downward pressure on all working people's wages and benefits. They're not just anti-union, they're anti-worker.
From on-the-ground training to lobbying our lawmakers to online activism our union is fighting back against these bills.
We often spend a lot of time defending this core value, but once in a while we get to support proactive legislation around this right. Legislation like PA H.B. 1481, recently introduced by PA Assembly Representatives Mandy Steele and Dan Miller.
The new pro-worker majority in Michigan’s state legislature acted swiftly on their promise to restore workers’ collective bargaining rights by passing legislation to repeal the state’s so-called “Right to Work” law.
This victory, correcting a grave injustice to working families, occurred only because union members helped elect Democratic, pro-worker majorities to the House and Senate last fall. Click to continue reading...
The United Steelworkers union (USW) today joined lawmakers from both houses of Congress to call for the passage of the Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act in the U.S. Senate and U.S. House.
