Union staffers at the AFL-CIO and SEIU blast their union bosses for using 'corporate tricks'

"The AFL-CIO is Anti-Union," claims an OPEIU Local that represents union members employed at the nation's largest labor federation.

“Typically, corporate America is the one to stonewall their workers on issues like wages, retirement, and respect at work. But right now it's happening at the house of labor.” — Tara Fugate, WBNG union steward

IN BRIEF:

• AFL-CIO management is, according to an online petition, trying to push a concessionary contract on its unionized staff

• Unionized staff at the SEIU has been without a contract for more than a year

• Unionized staff from the AFL-CIO and SEIU rallied in Washington DC on Saturday

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“The AFL-CIO is Anti-Union”

It’s been nearly six months since the members of the Washington Baltimore News Guild (WBNG) have been trying to get an equitable contract from their employer, the AFL-CIO.