American workers play by the rules, but the rules no longer work. Wages are down, hours are up and the gap between rich and poor is staggering and growing. |
Anna, whatever you do, stick to the union. It's what makes a difference for working people like us. |
Change to Win stands with the immigrants and others who are uniting to change America's immigration policies, and we are proud to offer our legal expertise and resources to ensure that workers' rights are protected. |
I respect John Sweeney; he has spent his whole life working for working families. But we are in a critical moment in our history for working families. Things are getting worse for them, and time is running out to turn things around. The urgency to rebirth the labor movement is much stronger than my loyalty to individual friendships. |
It gave us an opportunity to change the labor movement, but unfortunately the labor movement didn't take it. |
It's mostly women, working in their own homes. The fact that they're wanting to come together and have a collective voice is remarkable. It shows their determination and creativity. |
It's quite a transformation, |
Organizing is our core principle. It is our north star. |
She said no woman is worth her salt unless she brings other women along. Right now when I think about what I need to do and what can inspire me, it's to make sure we make space for women, for people of color to have roles in our new federation, in our unions, in our meetings. We need to solve the problems they are confronting in their homes and their communities and their workplaces. We need to give them a voice. |
The fight starts here and continues from here. |
The gap between the rich and everyone else is growing. Even Alan Greenspan believes that this gap is not good for American democracy. But there is a solution -- it involves workers organizing and uniting to force the changes that will create a new American middle class, just as our fathers and grandfathers did in the years following World War II. |
The good news was, I ended up not losing my job, I remained active in the union and my dad was quite proud of me. |
There are millions of jobs in this country that can't be moved overseas. They include the people who heal the sick and comfort the elderly, who harvest and serve our food, and build and clean and protect our offices and homes. These men and women work hard and play by the rules but for too many the American Dream is something they see only on TV. |
This is a very untraditional area in terms of organizing. |
Union power puts bread on our tables, roofs over our heads. It sends our children to college, and union power helps us retire with security, |