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Culture
Laborers launch maternity benefits
The policy took effect Jan. 1 and offers up to $800 per week for at least six weeks for to new mothers who are members of the Laborers union.
Workers Rights
Laborers union to offer 12 weeks maternity leaveÂ
Starting Jan. 1, 2025, new mothers who are members of LiUNA will be eligible for up to $800 per week for 12 weeks.
National
Unions stand at Standing Rock
The standoff at Standing Rock — with Indian tribes and supporters on one side, and security for the Dakota Access Pipeline on the other – also finds labor union members on both sides.
Union democracy
Introducing Laborers Local 737
Laborers Locals 296, 320, and 121 merge to make Local 737
Union democracy
Morgan re-elected to third term as business manager of Laborers 296
Local 296 represents laborers in construction, at the shipyards, heavy and highway and elsewhere.
Green Jobs
Apollo Alliance merges into BlueGreen
Two labor-environmental coalitions have merged as of July 1. The Apollo Alliance, launched in 2003 as a coalition of environmental, labor, business and community leaders, is now a project of the BlueGreen Alliance.
