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Grass Is Greener- Dan Kovalik on the Middle East

Dan Kovalik on the Middle East – 8/6/24 Human Rights Lawyer, Activist, Author, Professor and World Traveler Dan Kovalik is back for a discussion of the potentially expanding crisis in Israel, Gaza, the West Bank, Lebanon, Iran… He’s just back from Cairo, so we talk Egypt a little bit, too

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UE: Local 261-GOLD Wins Strong First UE Contract at Dartmouth After Strike

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Thousands of University of California workers take to the streets to demand a fair contract

https://www.afscme.org/blog/thousands-of-university-of-california-workers-take-to-the-streets-to-demand-a-fair-contract By AFSCME Staff · Monday, August 05, 2024 Thousands of AFSCME members who work for the University of California system took to the streets at UC campuses throughout the state to demand a fair contract. They were supported by students and community allies. The front-line service and patient care workers who are members of […]

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AFSCME Fights for New Heath Standard to Protect Workers Exposed to Extreme Heat

AFSCME strongly supports a new heat standard proposed by the U.S. Labor Department this week that would protect millions of workers exposed to extreme heat. As the global climate rapidly gets warmer, the new protections would help address the leading cause of weather-related deaths in the United States. Between 2011 and 2022, there were at least 33,890 […]

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August 13, 2024: Vote NO on Constitutional Amendment Questions!

Spread the VOTE NO word to family, friends, and in your social media networks. Vote No Toolkit

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Milwaukee, August 9, 2024: Lanterns for Peace – Hiroshima and Nagasaki Commemoration

6 pm- Gather at Zao Church, 2319 E. Kenwood Blvd,  Milwaukee, WI for Japanese Lantern Making, Origami peace cranes, refreshments.  7 pm- Commemorative Program  Music by Jess Devitt and James Oldenberg. Introduction and brief update on the upcoming campaign for Back from the Brink of Nuclear War in Milwaukee 7:15pm, we will pause to remember Hiroshima and […]

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UNITE HERE Local 25 calls for boycott of Grand Hyatt Washington

UNITE HERE Local 25 organizers have been meeting with workers at the Grand Hyatt Washington and earlier this month the union filed an unfair labor practice charge alleging that Grand Hyatt management illegally surveilled and intimidated workers as they were meeting with organizers. “We are calling on guests to not sleep, eat, or meet at […]