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New House Bill Strengthens Social Security Benefits

Mike Hall | Political Action/Legislation

Photo coutesy of the National Committee to Preseve Social Security and Medicare

While there’s a move—led by Republican lawmakers but with support from some Democrats—to cut Social Security benefits through a so-called  “chained" CPI  and raise the retirement age, a bill introduced in the House this week goes in the other direction: it  strengthens Social Security  benefits.

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Let's Make Our Movement All It Can Be for Working Women

Jackie Tortora | Organizing/Bargaining

Let's Make Our Movement All it Can Be for Working Women

Leaders of the labor movement are looking at how to create a re-energized movement that’s even more relevant to working people’s lives—and we need your advice. When it comes to making a difference for women today, what’s working and what do we need to change? What are the most important issues for working women? How can we make the biggest impact on those issues? How can we swell the ranks of women leaders—and why does it matter? As we put together recommendations for action at the  AFL-CIO Convention in September , we need your voice, your ideas and your perspective on all this and more.

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People@Work See How America's Unions Make a Difference

Congress Set to Consider "Make It in America" Bills

Tula Connell | Economy

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If anyone thinks U.S. manufacturing isn’t relevant to our lives today, they should consider this report from the Alliance for American Manufacturers pointing to the battle against raging wildfires in the western states:

The Associated Press is reporting that the sole U.S. manufacturer of a device to spray airborne fire retardant is no longer in business. This means that while Air National Guard units currently possess Modular Airborne Firefighting Systems (MAFFS), new MAFFS systems are no longer being made. This has led to concerns that future efforts to fight wildfires in the western U.S. may be hampered.

Meanwhile, says House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (D-Md.):

Our overseas competitors are doubling down on investments in their workforces, in innovation, and in providing the tools that nurture manufacturing growth. Not only are other countries surging ahead in the number of engineers and scientists they graduate, but they are pouring money into basic research and technology development.

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Celebrating Latino Heritage Month

| Organizing/Bargaining

Brenda Loya in AFL-CIO Media Affairs sends us this report.

As a Latina working at the AFL-CIO, I take particular interest in the impact Latinos have had on our nation and on our union movement. I am honored to join my colleagues, labor and community leaders today to celebrate the contributions of Latino working families in the United States.

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