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Why Biden’s New Dawn of Net-Zero Is Looking Like a Dark Day for Labor Last Labor Day, candidate Joe Biden made an impassioned pitch to leaders and members of the AFL-CIO, America’s largest labor federation. Stressing that “the great American middle class was built by unions,” he jabbed his finger in the air for emphasis as he promised, “I’m going to be the strongest labor president you have ever had,” drawing a smile from his longtime ally and friend, AFL-CIO President Richard Tru...

State Rep. Pam Snyder, D-Jefferson Township, has applauded a decision by the Independent Regulatory Review Commission to delay Pennsylvania’s enrollment in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, or RGGI.

President Joe Biden told 10 top union leaders on Wednesday that his $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief plan and a separate measure to modernize U.S. infrastructure would boost the U.S. economy and create millions of good-paying jobs.

President Joe Biden told 10 top union leaders on Wednesday that his $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief plan and a separate measure to modernize U.S. infrastructure would boost the U.S. economy and create millions of good-paying jobs.

Labor leaders meet with Biden to talk infrastructure Washington —  President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris met with labor leaders Wednesday to discuss his proposed COVID relief package and investing in infrastructure.  "Every once in a while as president, you get to invite close friends into the Oval," Biden told reporters, according to pool reports. "A lot of these folks have been my friends for a long, long, long time. As they say in parts of my state, these are the folks th...

NLRB election would determine whether Colectivo Coffee workers get a union. By Graham Kilmer - Feb 16th, 2021 06:28 pm //end headline wrapper ?> Colectivo Coffee with walk-up windows in Riverwest. Photo by Jeramey Jannene. Employees of Colectivo Coffee who are trying to form a union have filed for an election with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). The employees are organizing with the support of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW...

President Joe Biden told 10 top union leaders on Wednesday that his $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief plan and a separate measure to modernize U.S. infrastructure would boost the U.S. economy and create millions of good-paying jobs.

The Maine Millennial: I’m here for Maine Med’s nurses They have healed my family many times – if they want a union, they have my full and complete support. By Victoria Hugo-Vidal Share Nurses at Maine Medical Center helped bring me out of my mother’s body and into this world. Theirs were some of the very first human faces I saw when I opened my eyes, only a few seconds old, screaming loudly. (I haven’t stopped that part.) Mom said the best meal she’s ever had were the crackers and...

CONCORD — The New Hampshire Senate passed a “right-to-work” bill Thursday, advancing a long-standing Republican effort to make union membership dues optional for private-sector employees. SB 61, which passed, 13-11, would prohibit collective...

Hollywood Unions Lobby for Tax Incentive to Promote Diverse Hiring in the Industry AFL-CIO and Hollywood labor are also pushing for bills that protect bargaining to help reduce the wage gapJeremy Fuster | February 11, 2021 @ 3:18 PM Last Updated: February 11, 2021 @ 5:09 PM iStock/Getty Images The Department for Professional Employees, a coalition of Hollywood labor unions affiliated with AFL-CIO, announced on Thursday a new policy agenda to lobby for bills that will promote diver...