UPCOMING EVENTS
MLK Civil
and Human Rights Conference
The 2018 AFL-CIO Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Civil and Humans Rights
Conference will take place in Houston, Texas, January 12-15. The
conference will celebrate the legacy and dream of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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GOOD JOBS
Victory!
LIUNA Stops So-Called Right-to-Work in Delaware
Yesterday, LIUNA and
allies successfully defeated an attempt to pass so-called
right-to-work legislation in Sussex County, Delaware.
Over 200 union members along with inflatable rats and LEROF’s new mobile
media truck rallied to stop the measure. The Sussex County Council was
overwhelmed by the response, which failed in a four to one vote. See news
coverage.
CONGRESS
Congress
Must Act Now on Temporary Protected Status
The Department of Homeland
Security (DHS) has terminated Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for El
Salvador with an 18-month delay. In addition, over the past few months,
DHS has terminated TPS for immigrants from Haiti, Nicaragua and Sudan.
Collectively, this will force out over 350,000 people, who have built
careers, started families, paid taxes including Social Security, and in many
cases raised U.S. born children. LIUNA calls on Congress to act immediately
to pass legislation to fix TPS and avoid a humanitarian and economic
disaster. LIUNA has endorsed H.R. 4253 and S. 2144, which will keep families
together and avoid devastating disruption to communities across the
nation. Read LIUNA's statement.
SAFETY ON THE JOB
Court
Ruling Upholds Silica Standard, Protects Workers
The hard-working men and women
of LIUNA and fellow building tradesmen and women will be safer on the job
with the recent D.C. Circuit Court decision to uphold OSHA's silica rule.
LIUNA and our allies in the Building Trades have advocated for a stronger
standard on silica for many years. The court ruling is a victory, which will
help protect millions of construction workers from silica-related diseases.
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