by Judy Asman | Sep 1, 2020 | Articles
The Alameda Labor Council, which represents 135,000 workers in 135 unions in California’s Bay Area, just passed a resolution endorsing a “Green Recovery” for these purposes: Read the entire resolution »
by Judy Asman | Sep 1, 2020 | Articles
More than one million people live within five miles of the massive Inglewood Oil Field, the largest urban oil field in the nation, sprawled across Culver City and the historically African American neighborhood of Baldwin Hills. For decades, residents have called on...
by Judy Asman | Sep 1, 2020 | Articles
A new report, “On the Front Lines: Climate Change Threatens the Health of America’s Workers,” was recently released by the Natural Resources Defense Council, the BlueGreen Alliance, and several labor organizations. It includes 14 first-hand stories from outdoor and...
by Judy Asman | Sep 1, 2020 | Articles
According to a recent Bloomberg article, the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union is “stepping in where the government has failed,” running its own coronavirus contact-tracing program for 1.3 million members. Since the Covid-19 outbreak hit, the...
by Judy Asman | Sep 1, 2020 | Articles
Thirty labor and environmental organizations nationwide have petitioned the federal government demanding the Trump administration use the Defense Production Act to get personal protective equipment to essential workers. The emergency rule-making petition has been sent...
by Judy Asman | Aug 31, 2020 | Articles
On July 20, national unions and labor and political groups took part in an unprecedented “Strike for Black Lives.” The action was led by the Service Employees union (SEIU) and the Black Lives Matter Movement. Union supporters included the Teamsters’, the American...
