Tag: opinion
OPINION: The union bond vs. ‘right-to-work’ laws
By TOM CONWAY
President,
United Steelworkers
Dave Dell Isola, the son and grandson of union members, grew up grateful for the family-sustaining wages and benefits that...
OPINION: Amazon is fighting hard to stop warehouse workers from unionizing
By SONALI KOLHATKAR
Thousands of warehouse workers at an Amazon plant in Bessemer, Ala., are at the center of a potentially game-changing union vote taking...
OPINION: Here’s the real reason the economy suffers under Republican presidents
By JOHN STOEHR
The New York Times’ David Leonhardt recently posed the question: “Why are Republican presidents so bad for the economy?”
In addition to considering...
OPINION: Black workers are Organized Labor’s bedrock — and future
If we are in true solidarity with everyone in our movement, we all win
By APRIL SIMS
Secretary-Treasurer
Washington State Labor Council
Black History Month has offered us...
OPINION: Let’s be clear: ‘Right-to-work’ is wrong. The PRO Act will...
By JAKE HUMMEL
President
Missouri AFL-CIO
Nearly 60 million people say they would join a union today if they could. The problem? Union-busters, greedy CEOs, and woefully...
OPINION: A fresh start
By RANDI WEINGARTEN
President, American Federation of Teachers (AFT)
On Jan. 20, 2021, the United States inaugurated President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. It’s...
OPINION: 14 policy priorities to heal the nation: A Moral and...
By REV. WILLIAM BARBER II
and REV. LIZ THEOHARIS
As Joseph R. Biden and Kamala D. Harris assume the offices of President and Vice-President of the...
YOUR LETTERS: Issues that inspired the Capitol mob must be addressed
Regarding “Trump sees power as private property — a habit shared by autocrats throughout the ages” (St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Jan. 19, 2021): On Nov....
YOUR LETTERS: Fixing the systems that have failed working families
We welcome President Biden’s actions to reverse the Trump administration’s cruel, racist and divisive immigration policies and introduce constructive, inclusive alternatives. These essential steps...
ONE MAN’S VIEW: It’s time to turn around the disaster of...
Who would have ever imagined the events of the few two weeks?
As the pandemic surges, leaving so many working families to struggling to make...