February 2023 INSIDE
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Issue #41
Working People Respond to the State of the Union Address BY KENNETH QUINNELL AFL-CIO
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resident Biden gave his annual State of the Union address Tuesday night. Here is how advocates for working families across the country responded. AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler: In tonight’s State of the Union address, President Biden delivered a bold blueprint for an economy that, at long last, puts working people first. Instead of catering to the wealthy and well-connected, the President declared that workers are
America’s backbone and good union jobs are the keystone of an economy that works for all. In his first two years in office, President Biden made historic investments in infrastructure, clean energy, manufacturing and technology that will result in transformational economic opportunities not seen in generations. To this President, “Made in America” isn’t a slogan; it’s a clarion call for us to rebuild American manufacturing and bring supply chains home. The President made clear that his focus is reshaping the economy so that working people
Manhattan D.A. Announces Creation of Office’s First “Worker Protection Unit” to Combat Wage Theft, Protect New Yorkers From Unsafe Work Conditions
DA Hon. Alvin Bragg Photo courtesy: DA’s Office AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler Photo courtesy : AFL-CIO
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anhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, Jr., on Fenruary 16, announced the creation of the Office’s first-ever Worker Protection Unit to investigate and prosecute wage theft and other forms of worker harassment and exploitation continued on page 8
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ew York, NY: Today, [February 14] Sen. Brad Hoylman, Assemblymember Catalina Cruz, and the Campaign for Access, Representation & Equity (CARE) for Immigrant Families coalition ralcontinued on page 11
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