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On Juneteenth; The Issue of Reparations has Always Been a Labor Issue

22 Jun, 2019 Read More >

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SD Workers Call for Day of Action!

07 Feb, 2018

WORKING PEOPLE, WOMEN'S AND CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVISTS, RELIGIOUS LEADERS, ENVIRONMENTALISTS AND LABOR UNIONS ANNOUNCE NATIONWIDE WORKING PEOPLE'S DAY OF ACTION

Tens of thousands of people plan actions to honor Dr.

Sioux Falls Workers Condemn SD Legislature

07 Feb, 2018

South Dakota Workers come together to Condemn the South Dakota Legislature over the So-Called "Right to Work" resolution aimed at disrespecting the working families of South Dakota,

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A Manufactured Crisis

Eight hundred thousand workers. That is the number of government employees and contractors impacted by President Trump’s shutdown of the federal government.

17, Jan, 2019

‘Pay the Workers, Furlough Trump’: Federal Workers Rally for End to Shutdown

Furloughed federal employees and out-of-work contractors greeted one another Thursday with a sarcastic nickname that, on the 20th day of a partial government shutdown, captured their feeling of powerlessness: “Hello, fellow pawns.”

16, Jan, 2019

The 8 Most Important Labor Stories of 2018

1. Janus dealt a heavy blow to labor—but public-sector unions didn’t crumble overnight.

03, Jan, 2019

Union Sues Trump Administration for Making Government Employees Work Without Pay

A federal employee union sued the Trump administration Monday over the government shutdown, claiming it is illegal for agencies

03, Jan, 2019

Sioux Falls Labor Leaders Attend National Leadership Intensive

Labor leaders from all across the country met in Baltimore recently for the AFL-CIO Leadership Intensive. The Intensives aim is to expand skills, knowledge, and leadership in order to overcome key challenges. Some topics included aligning the Labor Movement with the struggle for the com

27, Dec, 2018

Autoworkers Ready to Fight GM Over its Callous Layoffs

Last week was a bad week for autoworkers and the future of our domestic industry. On Nov. 26, General Motors (GM) announced its decision to halt production at the Lordstown, Ohio, and Hamtramck, Mich., assembly plants, idling thousands of workers.

10, Dec, 2018