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Visit our blog to learn about the Labor related decisions made by the government and more. Labor 411 believes that by making the choice to spend our money on products and services that are made in our country by workers who are treated fairly, and paid living wages, we are helping to protect the middle class, strengthen our national economy and build a stronger America.
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3d ago
Celebrate Mother’s Day while supporting good union jobs with our list below. It’s what your mother would want you to do (aside from picking up the phone and calling her once in a while). Happy Mother’s Day from all of us at Labor 411. Sweets Ferrero Chocolate Almond Roca Chocolate See’s Candies Russell Stover Wine…
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5d ago
Members of Congress want you to know that $174,000 just isn’t enough. Insider reports: “It’s funny what happens when lawmakers decide to retire: Suddenly, they’re willing to say things that they wouldn’t have said when they still had to face voters. That’s what happened when Rep. Patrick McHenry, one of many retiring House Republicans, told…
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5d ago
Florida teachers are in bad shape when it comes to pay. ABC affiliate, WFTS, reports: “The average Florida teacher’s salary has dropped to 50th in the country, according to a new report released by the National Education Association . . . The Florida Education Association (FEA) has been asking lawmakers to increase funding by $2.5…
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5d ago
The following piece by Harold Meyerson appeared in The American Prospect. History—good history, if conditional history—was made last Friday in Chattanooga, as workers at Volkswagen’s factory there voted to join the United Auto Workers by an overwhelming margin of 2,628 to 985, a 73 percent to 27 percent landslide. The vote was historic on any…
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5d ago
Workers in the South are getting more energized and the DOL Secretary is taking note. NPR affiliate, WABE, reports: “Pro-business state leadership and federal tax credits from the Inflation Reduction Act have allowed Georgia to lure automakers, including EV manufacturers, to the state. The move has highlighted a lack of union representation in the state…
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1w ago
Maine farmworkers will not be getting a minimum wage raise. The Associated Press reports: “Maine’s Democratic governor vetoed on Tuesday a bill to establish a minimum hourly wage for agricultural workers that she initially submitted herself. Gov. Janet Mills proposed setting the minimum wage for farm workers at $14.15 per hour. That is the same as the…
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1w ago
A poverty-stricken state will not be raising the minimum wage for its workers. The Shreveport Times: “Louisiana’s poorest workers won’t get a minimum wage increase and employers won’t be forced to address the pay gap for women after lawmakers killed bills to address income disparities in the state with the highest poverty rate in the…
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1w ago
A major strike is on hold as the UAW and Daimler Truck reach a deal. CBS News reports: “The United Auto Workers union announced it reached a last-minute tentative agreement with truck and bus manufacturer Daimler Truck, averting a potential strike of more than 7,000 workers. The union struck a four-year agreement with the German company…
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1w ago
The union organizing campaign at Amazon’s warehouse in Bessemer, AL is still alive and could be headed to another election. NPR reports: “It could have been the first unionized Amazon warehouse in America. Now, three years later, workers are waiting to learn whether they’ll get a third shot at a union election. A sweeping, monthslong…
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1w ago
A huge labor endorsement went to President Joe Biden today. The Associated Press reports: “President Joe Biden picked up the endorsement of North America’s Building Trades Unions at a Wednesday event where the president and his allies set out to dismantle Republican Donald Trump’s reputation as a successful real estate developer. “Donald Trump is incapable…
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