Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard L. Trumka
On the Second Anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Decision in Citizens United

January 19, 2012

The national Republican party has selected Indiana Republican Gov. Mitch Daniels to respond to President Obama’s State of the Union address next week–sending a clear signal the party is making attacks on working people a top priority in the 2012 elections. Daniels is a key backer of right to work for less (RTW) legislation which state Republican lawmakers, in a stunning display of arrogance, have repeatedly tried to ram through, while thumbing their noses at working Hoosiers–not to mention democracy. Read more >>>

First, multimillionaire Mitt Romney told a group of jobless workers he’s also “unemployed.” Next, Romney thought there was no problem in stating publicly that he likes to “fire people.” Now, the Republican presidential wannabee proved yet again how out of touch he is with mainstream Americans by showing the extent to which he’s a member of the elite 1 percent. In South Carolina yesterday, Romney admitted he pays “around” a 15 percent tax rate, while earning $374,000 a year in speaker’s fees alone—an income he described as “not very much.” Read more >>>

Viewers in Austin, Texas, and Pittsburgh are getting the first public look at a new AFL-CIO television spot, “Work Connects Us All: America’s Unions.” The evocative ad features members of many unions, from virtually every industry, and is part of a broad campaign that aims to “fly above the tactics and controversies of the day” and connects with people around the values associated with work, according to AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Liz Shuler. Read more >>>

ND AFL-CIO AFL-CIO STANDS IN SOLIDARITY WITH WISCONSIN PUBLIC EMPLOYEES FIGHTING FOR DEMOCRACY

The AFL-CIO has started a Facebook page where we all can post messages of support and solidarity for the protesters in Wisconsin—and all workers who are under attack in states across America.

FARGO - North Dakota U.S. Sen. Kent Conrad will not run for
re-election in 2012.

This morning we sat through a committee hearing on SB 2138 and if enacted would allow employers to simply not pay employee's for agreed to accrued paid time off or PTO, if within less than two years of employment and a ten day written or verbal notice that the employee intended to voluntarily leave their job.

During the 2010 ND AFL-CIO convention, President Kemnitz had union members sign their names to a resolution which serves as a tribute to Senator Byron Dorgon

Click here to view PDF version of the AFL-CIO Tribute to Senator Dorgan

 

 

A Quick study of how unions help workers win a voice on th e job.

Taken from the national aflcio webpage.  The link is as follows:

http://aflcio.org/joinaunion/union101.cfm

Every working person in America has the right to certain things in their workplace.  This is a list of things people are entitled to. Click underlined words above for full article.

The North Dakota Labor Leaders Scholarship is open to any union member or the family of a union member who plans on attending a North Dakota University, College, Technical or Trade School. 

New Labor Talk Radio on KNDS with Kevin and Heather Murch!

The North Dakota AFL-CIO is the state federation of labor representing over 15,000 members of 90 unions throughout North Dakota. The mission of the North Dakota AFL-CIO is to improve the lives of working families—to bring economic justice to the workplace and social justice to our state and the nation.

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