The AFL-CIO is including a regular feature in their Dispatch newsletter, where they ask three questions of a labor leader. This week features a short interview with Art Pulaski, Executive Secretary-Treasurer of the California Labor Federation. Q: Why is the national AFL-CIO important to you? A: The AFL-CIO provides the structure and unity that […]
Read MoreRapid Response: Putting Workers First During a Crisis
By Nica C. Tanaka Since March of 2020, California workers have endured the economic blows of Covid-19. Closures both permanent and temporary have eliminated thousands of jobs forcing families and individuals to find immediate ways to survive. The demand for Unemployment Insurance (UI) peaked and over a year later, California workers are still staggering to […]
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