A prime example of the power of collective bargaining: 93 percent of union workers have access to
health insurance, compared with only 70 percent of nonunion workers.
Trumka is urging union activists to “work like there’s no tomorrow” between now and Nov. 2, “because given what we lose if we lose this election, there may not be.”
Unions set standards for skilled work, develop education and training programs, refer skilled workers to employers, and collaborate with employers to promote quality products and services.
I regret to inform labor communicators that Marty Fishgold, past president of both the ILCA (2002-2005) and the Metro New York Labor Communications Council, has passed away.
A full memorial message is posted on the Metro New York Labor Communications Council website.
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Betty Miller, 91, a lifelong labor union and political activist, known for her boundless energy and drive, died of heart failure on August 7 while at the beach with her family in Fenwick Island, De. She is preceded in death by her husband of 41 years, Saul, former AFL-CIO director of publications .
Betty believed in action, and throughout her life went to bat for the causes she believed in, often leading the charge.