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News Article ● Unionization

With campaign workers unionizing more often, former staffers recall effort on Pete Buttigieg campaign

March 9, 2022 // Cedar Rapids-based International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 238 Secretary-Treasurer Jesse Case, who is currently helping to organize members of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, said the labor movement is pressuring candidates to improve the lives of their workers. Otherwise, he said, those candidates risk losing the union vote.

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Blog Op-ed / Commentary ● Corruption Labor Unions

Opinion: When the Feds Won’t Protect Workers, Tennessee Leaders Should Step Up

February 17, 2022 // The Department of Labor has made a bold move to sweep union corruption under the rug. And unless state leaders step in, Tennessee workers may pay the price.