“I think it’s all about the dignity of work,” says Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown in an interview in the back seat of his Chevy Suburban. “I talk about how we value work. People who get up every day and work…
AK Steel Corporation, Middletown Works and Machinists’ (IAM) Local Lodge 1943 celebrated on Friday the launch of the company’s first Maintenance Mechanic Apprenticeship Program, one aimed at meeting both employee development and business needs. Launched on National Manufacturing Day, the…
Ohio has two types of early voting: in person and by mail. Both begin Tuesday. You apply for a mail-in ballot by requesting an application from your county board of elections, or by filling out the online form: https://www.sos.state.oh.us/publications/#abr. The…
Labor 2018 is well underway in Ohio! The stakes are too high for working people to sit this Election out. Join us as we speak up together at a phone bank or door-to-door canvass from a location near you. If…
The 31st Constitutional Convention of the Ohio AFL-CIO will be held Tuesday, September 18th and Wednesday, September 19th 2018, at the Renaissance Columbus Downtown Hotel, 50 North Third St., Columbus, OH 43215 convening at 1:00p.m. Registration: of delegates and visitors…
Organized labor has continued to lose members, but still retains the support of a majority of Americans, according to a Gallup poll released Thursday. Sixty-two percent of Americans approve of unions, with a majority backing them regardless of gender, education,…
On Labor Day, we carve out time to recognize and honor the wonderful achievements of America’s working people. Many of us will spend the day with close family and dear friends at a barbecue, picnic or other community event. While…
This Labor Day, working people in every corner of the country have good reason to be proud. Our movement is on the rise. We are marching and striking and organizing. We are refusing to accept business as usual. For decades, corporations…
Kenneth Quinnell, AFL-CIO When Donald Trump issued a series of executive orders attacking the rights of federal government workers, he wasn’t prepared for the response from working people. Our response, led by AFGE, included filing lawsuits to stop the orders…
By Josh Ellerbrock - jellerbrock@limanews.com anet Garrett, D-Oberlin, had fighting words for Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Urbana, during a labor rally held Wednesday night in the workspace of the UA Local 776 training facility. “Can you hear me? Can you hear…