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What if we meet in the middle?

The following is an excerpt from our Saturday email, which includes our musings on the latest developments impacting public employees, links to that week’s labor news, and a collection of whimsical reads for your weekend. If you’d like to receive our weekly email, you can use the sign-up form at

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Labor coalition launches campaign in battleground states

The Worker Power Coalition, a coalition of “workers, grassroots organizations and labor unions fighting to rebuild the power of American workers across sectors”, is launching a formal campaign this week in support of the PRO Act. According to Politico, the coalition will focus efforts on Senators in battleground states Arizona,

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Payback parade

The following is an excerpt from our Saturday email, which includes our musings on the latest developments impacting public employees, links to that week’s labor news, and a collection of whimsical reads for your weekend. If you’d like to receive our weekly email, you can use the sign-up form at

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The union grievance process: Clearing up common misconceptions

The grievance process is one of the most misunderstood aspects of public-sector union representation. We spoke with Frank Ricci, retired battalion chief and union president for New Haven Fire Fighters, and lead plaintiff in the Supreme Court case Ricci v. DeStefano to clarify some common misconceptions related to grievances. What do

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California to provide tax credit for union dues

California’s proposed “Workers Tax Fairness Credit” would be the country’s first tax credit for union dues. California, along with other states including Pennsylvania and New York, already allows union members to lower their taxable income by the amount of their union dues through a tax deduction. The new provision would

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Have Unions Left Labor Behind?

The labor movement can take credit for the creation of Labor Day, but now, 128 years after Labor Day was first celebrated, America finds itself facing a very different labor movement than that of our forebears.  Labor Day is when we celebrate the contributions everyday workers make to our country.

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New poll finds most nonunion workers uninterested in joining a union

A recent poll found that most nonunionized workers are disinterested in unionizing. 71% of Americans surveyed approve of unions, but 80% of nonunionized workers are neutral or disinterested in unionizing. The results come after a 57% increase in union election petitions in the first half of 2021 and high-profile unionization

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Breaking steady habits

The following is an excerpt from our Saturday email, which includes our musings on the latest developments impacting public employees, links to that week’s labor news, and a collection of whimsical reads for your weekend. If you’d like to receive our weekly email, you can use the sign-up form at

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