HPAE Convention Set for Oct. 6, 7 in AC….And Other HPAE News
August 4, 2016
HPAE Convention Set for October 6, 7 in AC
HPAE’s bi-annual convention will be held this year at Bally’s Atlantic City on October 6th and 7th. The enormous growth of corporate health systems means decisions affecting our workplace rights and access to health care are being made in board rooms far removed from our local communities. As these health systems grow, our strength diminishes – unless we embrace new strategies for bargaining, for organizing and growing our union, for member engagement, and for working with our communities to push back against corporate control over our healthcare.
Learn more about the convention and register on-line.
Democrats Support, Republicans Oppose Labor Unions In Their Party Platforms
Now that the Republican and Democratic Party conventions are over, where do the parties’ platforms stand on the issue of workers’ rights and labor unions? The policy differences are very clear: while the Democratic Party platform supports a strong labor movement, the Republican Party platform sees unions as a threat to “freedom” in the workplace.
Read the Republican and Democratic party platform statements on labor unions.
HPAE President Ann Twomey Comments on the Significance of Hillary Clinton’s Nomination
“She (Clinton) is certainly doing women a great service. To think someone of her caliber and things she has done in her past — accomplished lawyer, First Lady, Senator, Secretary of State — she has to put that kind of a resume together to prove in advance that she is qualified. And Donald Trump has no qualification or credentials to be president and he has a following.”
This Week in U.S. Labor History
Nearly 185,000 Teamsters, led by the union’s President Ron Carey (see photo above) begin what is to become a successful 15-day strike at United Parcel Service over excessive use of part-timers – August 4, 1997
Read about other important struggles and events in U.S. labor history which occurred from August 1 to August 7, provided by Union Communication Services (UCS).
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