President Biden, who has a stronger union background than any incoming president for decades, has promised to adopt a strong pro-worker agenda, and he has already assembled a labor-focused economic team. Senior advisors, Jared Bernstein and Heather Boushey, Treasury Secretary, Janet Yellin, and head of the Council of Economic Advisors, Cecilia Rouse, are leading experts on […]
Read MoreSchools and Communities First! Vote YES on Proposition 15
For California workers, their families and friends, a vote for Prop 15 on this November’s state ballot should be a no-brainer. For more than 40 years the state of California has been robbed of billions of dollars a year by a corporate tax loophole. Unlike in virtually every other state in the country, here commercial […]
Read MoreRepair our rundown schools: YES on Prop 51
It’s been a decade since California passed our last statewide school bond to repair and upgrade our public schools. That’s 10 years of students from kindergarten to college attempting to learn in schools crumbling around them. Libraries, science labs, classrooms – you name it – California schools are in dire need of an upgrade.
Read More41 Sweet Ways to Support Good Jobs on Halloween
For the next month or so you will be seeing candy everywhere. It’s easy to just grab a bag and go, but if you want to support good American jobs, take a look at Labor 411’s list of union-made sweets!
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