The Label Letter is the official newsletter of the Union Label & Service Trades Department, AFL-CIO. It is published bimonthly and includes the Do Buy and official AFL-CIO Boycott Lists. Subscriptions are available to members only. With the exception of copyrighted material, permission to reprint is hereby granted, but credit to the source is appreciated.
Florida Bill Rolling Back Child Labor Laws Advances in Florida House
Florida House Republicans have advanced a bill in the Florida legislature that removes child labor protections for 16- and 17-year-olds. HB 49, would allow teens to work longer hours per day and per week and be given fewer mandatory break periods during work hours....
Bipartisan Group of Senators Question Amazon’s Labor Practices
“Amazon needs to stop these union-busting techniques, needs to stop punishing workers for standing up for themselves,” said Senator Chris Murphy, D-CT, in a press conference on Capitol Hill in early January. The remarks come after Murphy and a group of Democratic and...
Union Busting is Big Business
“Minimize the likelihood of future union encroachment,” is a statement appears in the letter of engagement between Motor Appliance Corporation (MAC) and the union-busting firm, Sparta, a division of International Labor Relations, Inc. The letter, which was obtained by...
Bank Employees in Delaware File for Union Election
Wells Fargo workers in Wilmington, DE, have filed for a union election, following the lead of employees at a Wells branch in Albuquerque. The workers in NM became the first employees at a major US bank to unionize in decades. The employees of the Wilmington’s Fairfax...
A Rising Tide Lifts All Boats
John F. Kennedy is credited with popularizing the aphorism “a rising tide lifts all boats,” to suggest that investing in economic development can benefit everyone who participates in the economy. In the labor movement we’ve seen first-hand how true this adage really...
