Tag: opinions
OPINION: How state phony ‘right-to-work’ laws screw the working class
For a party looking to woo back working-class voters, there’s no better issue for Democrats in 2024 than building union strength
By TIMOTHY NOAH
The New...
YOUR LETTERS: Ameren taking advantage of retirees?
My name is Tom Greco. I have been a member of Local 360 Plumbers and Gas Fitters for 37 years. I recently retired from...
OPINION: The future of work depends on stopping Amazon’s union busting
Shareholders and policymakers must play a role in protecting Amazon workers’ rights
By JENNIFER SHERER
The Amazon shareholder meeting provided an important opportunity to consider urgent...
YOUR LETTERS: Why the PRO Act?
Before I enlisted during the Vietnam War, I was a proud UAW member working at Caterpillar alongside my Navy veteran dad, who was also...
OPINION: Trump simply doesn’t care about the lives or livelihoods of...
By LEE SAUNDERS
President
AFSCME
President Trump has shown the true measure of his callousness and cruelty by walking away from negotiations on COVID-19 stimulus legislation...
OPINION: A reflection on Mother’s Day
By DOYLE SAGER
Lead Pastor
First Baptist Church
Jefferson City, MO
The Coronavirus pandemic has greatly impacted the workforce of our nation and world. It has also underscored...
OPINION: Workers Memorial Day highlights Secretary of Labor Scalia’s failure to...
By CELINE McNICHOLAS
Economic Policy Institute
Workers Memorial Day on April 28, was a day observed around the world to remember those workers killed or injured...
YOUR LETTERS: Congress must pass bill to protect workers’ pensions
A bipartisan bill in the U.S. House of Representatives is providing a vehicle to help Teamsters, retirees and other union members who paid into...
YOUR LETTERS: Universities must lead in fight for $15 minimum wage
The University of Missouri holds a $1 billion endowment. MU Health Care profits were $100 million in 2018.
Yet, many Mizzou workers need second jobs...
YOUR LETTERS – Still paying UAW union dues after 40 years...
My name is Frank Brown. I joined the United Auto Workers on May 3, 1949, a day I well remember.
I have always known the...