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Burlington County's Voice for Working Families

Representing over 20,000 union members across Burlington County, we work to grow the power of working people in our communities, in politics, and at the bargaining table. 

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I Read Every 2020 Frontrunner’s Labor Platform So You Didn’t Have To

Presidential candidates are going all out to win over working-class Americans. Julián Castro marched with McDonald’s workers in North Carolina. Pete Buttigieg rallied with Uber drivers in San Francisco. Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders joined striking supermarket cashiers on the picket lines in
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I Read Every 2020 Frontrunner’s Labor Platform So You Didn’t Have To
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AFL-CIO: Unions Aim to Roar in 2020

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AFL-CIO: Unions Aim to Roar in 2020
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Nonprofit Workers Need Unions, Too

As socialists look out at the horizon of the struggle for a radically reformed society, we should try, like good Marxists, to anticipate where and with whom conflicts are likely to arise and how we are going to deal with those challenges. The local nature of coming fights and the arenas in which we
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Nonprofit Workers Need Unions, Too
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I Was Skeptical of Unions. Then I Joined One

A year and a half later, sleepless but amped up on coffee and solidarity from a 29-hour marathon final bargaining session, I celebrated with the rest of the bargaining committee, made up of select union members who negotiated directly with the company, as the union and Vox Media management reached a
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I Was Skeptical of Unions. Then I Joined One
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TWU Member Finds Needed Assistance Through the Union Plus Disability Grant

TWU member Paul Wynn’s knee surgery prevented him from getting his regular paycheck at work. Luckily, he discovered he was eligible to apply for a Union Plus Disability Grant since he is a Union Plus Credit Cardholder.
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TWU Member Finds Needed Assistance Through the Union Plus Disability Grant
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Retired USW Member Discovers Union Plus Mortgage Veteran’s Grant

When retired USW member and Army veteran Jim Blank discovered Union Plus recently, he was pleasantly surprised to learn he could still benefit from its programs. He received a $1,000 Veteran’s Grant when he purchased a house for his daughter through the Union Plus Mortgage Program.
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Retired USW Member Discovers Union Plus Mortgage Veteran’s Grant
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Working people want safe jobs with good health care, flexibility, sick leave, and where they feel respected and valued. 

See where workers are on strike across the country.