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    News Article ● Unions

    Biden in Portland: ‘Union workers are the best’

    May 6, 2022 // After the hangar event, Biden attended a Democratic National Committee fundraiser at the Portland Yacht Club, where he spoke for about 30 minutes before returning to the airport to depart for Seattle.

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    Psaki sidesteps questions about White House meeting with Amazon, Starbucks union leaders

    May 4, 2022 // “The choice to join a union belongs to workers alone … and by the way Amazon, here we come,” Mr. Biden said to thunderous applause at the North America’s Building Trade Unions conference in Washington, D.C.

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    News Article ● Strike Unions

    Union workers on strike at Sheboygan manufacturing company

    April 6, 2022 //

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    News Article ● Strike Unions

    UPDATE: ISU union workers authorize bargaining to call a strike

    March 30, 2022 // “No grass is getting cut, no food’s getting dished out, no bathrooms are getting cleaned, no classrooms are getting cleaned, no gymnasiums are getting cleaned. It is not happening if we’re not here,” said Chuck Carver, AFSCME Local 1110 President.

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    News Article ● Labor Strike

    Chevron pulls union workers from California refinery ahead of strike

    March 22, 2022 // On Saturday, the union had advised machinists to go to the refinery and remove their personal tools before the contract extension expires.

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