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Reclaiming Labor Day
Despite attacks by corporations and self-interested politicians, union power is continuing to raise pay and amplifying working people’s voice on the job and in their communities.
Marching in downtown Oakland, adjunct professor and Dominican University member leader Robin McClosky proclaimed, “We’re here because of the men and women who made heroic sacrifices so that we can enjoy the rights we have today. Unions are facing steep challenges, and it’s up to us to make sure that those sacrifices weren’t for nothing.”
Federal Budget Cuts Impact Local Jobs and Services
Tomorrow people across the country are calling Congress to demand they reject a disastrous budget that funds major tax cuts for greedy corporations by cutting valuable programs.
Let’s tell Congress that we want more than a rigged budget that puts billionaires and greedy corporations ahead of our families. Call your member of Congress to fight back against hurtful federal budget cuts.