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Use the links below to TAKE ACTION on important Labor Issues!
Tell your Representative: PASS THE PRO Act!
The PRO Act would:
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- Empower workers to organize and bargain.
- Hold corporations accountable for union-busting.
- Repeal โright to workโ laws, which were created during the Jim Crow era to keep White and Black workers from unionizing together.
Stronger unions mean higher wages, safer working conditions and dignity for all people who work. The PRO Act is our first step to get there.
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ACTION ITEMS FROM THE BLOG
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07.05.2023
BCTGM Local 390G members have been on strike against International Flavors and Fragrances (IFF) in Memphis, Tenn. since June 4. Workers had been working under the terms of their expired contract for more than a year and the company refused to negotiate a fair contract that protects the workersโ health insurance and overtime. Click here to tell IFF CEO and Executives to get back to the negotiating table! Striking members of Local 390G remain steadfast......
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06.07.2023
On June 4th, nearly 200 members of BCTGM Local 390G went on strike against International Flavors and Fragrances (IFF) in Memphis, Tenn. The workers produce soy protein products which are used by companies including Nestle, Nestle Purina and Abbott Nutrition to manufacture baby formula, pet foods, soy-based nutritional powders and other food and beverage products. They are on strike because the company refuses to bargain in good faith for a fair contract. It is demanding......
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04.20.2023
Julie Su is the most qualified candidate to be Secretary of Labor and best choice to advance President Joe Bidenโs agenda for an inclusive economy. Su is a nationally recognized expert on workersโ rights and civil rights who has dedicated her distinguished legal career to advancing justice on behalf of poor and disenfranchised communities.In her 17 years as a civil rights lawyer, Su brought landmark lawsuits in coalitions representing African American, Latino, Asian American, and......
