An estimated 600 people marched in Oklahoma City on Thursday, May 2nd, to say that ALEC is NOT OK! The Working Family Rally and March for the Middle Class was kicked off by International Association of Fire Fighters General President Harold Schaitberger, who led the crowd from the Coca Cola Event Center, through Bricktown, to…
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Chinese Celebrate as Teamsters Send More United Airlines Overhaul Work to China
TWU has 31 overhaul lines at American Airlines Teamsters have 8 overhaul lines at United Airlines I Don’t Want to Be IBT
CEOs gone wild..
Running out of yacht polish. Having to find a new butler. The dilemma of whether to vacation at your Vail or Hamptons estate. It must be hard to be a super-rich CEO. Today, we’re adding something truly stressful to their list: the launch of our updated Paywatch website. We’re exposing the outrageous pay and retirement…
Workers compensation battle expected in House
SOURCE The Journal Record OKLAHOMA CITY – Though it cleared the Oklahoma Senate with no amendments, little debate and a big spread of yes votes, the mammoth overhaul of the workers’ compensation system probably won’t be getting the same fast-track reception on the other side of the Capitol. Designed to eliminate the present court-based…
Legislative Session 2013
Below is a list of some of those bills and their status the Oklahoma AFL-CIO is tracking. The legislature has begun to hit deadlines, starting this week in the Senate. This deadline has left some bills DEAD and will be removed from this list next week. The bills that are have had changes sense the last Legislative Update. House…
Social Security: 6 Facts You Need to Know
Social Security is our most important family protection program that works not just for retirees, but also for people with disabilities and children who’ve lost a working parent. It’s a promise for all generations. People pay for this benefit throughout their working lives. Social Security is immensely popular with voters across the political spectrum,…
Mitt’s Plan For The American Worker
[youtube_video id=”FrUwns7AM_s”] Mitt Romney may not be clear on his details, but he has made it clear that he will dismantle transportation and move forward anti-union laws. Our new video shows that plan. Across the country Romney and his GOP partners have made it clear in their platform that they will support states and Governors…
Oklahoma AFL-CIO Update August 29, 2012
Oklahoma Labor Network OK AFL-CIO Wednesday, August 29, 2012 Labor Day 2012 This Labor Day we recognize the men and women who do the work that keeps America Strong! That is pretty much all of us, it does not matter what we do, our work make the work of others…
GET OUT AND VOTE!
Oklahoma Labor Network OK AFL-CIO Primary Elections are Tuesday, June 26 for the State of Oklahoma. Make sure your vote counts! Here are six steps you can take to protect your vote; Call the local elections office to verify the location of your polling place. Locations may have changed, and…
Workers and Their Unions Key to Economic Turnaround, Election Outcome
Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley (D) and Columbia University Professor Dorian Warren both say the best way to solve the nation’s economic crisis is to grow the middle class rather than allowing wealth to concentrate in fewer and fewer hands. Unions, they say, will play a vital role politically and economically in building a strong middle…