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American University staff preparing to strike over wages

August 22, 2022 // Hundreds of staffers at American University plan to go on strike next week if negotiations over wages and health-care benefits with the school in D.C. do not produce a contract. American and a union representing about 550 clerical, technical and academic staff members have been hammering out a labor agreement for more than a year. While they have made progress on issues such as job security, they remain at odds over salary increases, said Sam Sadow, an organizer with Service Employees International Union Local 500, the union representing the staff members. Matthew Bennett, Amanda Kleinman,

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News Article ● Unionization

How to Start a Union at Your Company

April 8, 2022 //

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News Article ● Unionization

Hill staffers are organizing. What could their unions look like?

February 9, 2022 // Amid ‘overwhelming’ response, staffers run up against convoluted structure of Congress

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News Article ● Labor

Labor Agencies Face Biden Enforcement Push Without Extra Funding

January 18, 2022 // The collapse of talks on Democrats’ tax and social spending legislation has put labor-focused agencies in a difficult position—they face increased enforcement demands under the Biden agenda but can’t bank on an infusion of extra cash to support those efforts.

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