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Through the Union, We Are Together as One.

Military veterans on the value and support unions bring to their jobs and lives.

UNION VETERANS FIGHT FOR TEXAS CATERING WORKERS

(Dallas Tx). On Tuesday morning as Texas Union Veteran Sam Tijerina drove from Pasadena Tx to Dallas he had a lot on this mind.

HELMETS TO HARDHATS

Career opportunities for veterans in the building trades.

UNION PLUS MORTGAGE GRANT

Grants for union members who've served in the U.S. armed forces.

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Union Veterans Council Launches Apparel line

 

Save Veteran Construction Training Programs

After coming home from the Army, Union Veteran Council Executive Director Will Attig struggled to find his place. “I came home without a job, a degree, or a future”, Attig said. That changed when he found a National Building Trades Registered Apprenticeship Program and became a Journeyman Pipefitter with the UA.

Give 1.3 Million Vets a Raise:Union Vets calls on Congress to Pass "Raise the Wage Act'

In a strongly worded letter, the Union Veterans Council, AFL-CIO has urged members of Congress to pass the Raise the Wage Act, which will directly improve the lives of more than 1.3 million American veterans currently earning less than 15 dollars an hour. 

This vote gives our lawmakers a clear choice to either support America’s veterans, or once again overlook the reality that these patriots face every day. We truly hope they stand with us, as we stood for our country in uniform. 

Government Shutdown: Where we stand

32 days and counting 

For those not affected by the Government shutdown it may seem like a distant battle being fought in Washington D.C., Though, for the millions of workers who are feeling the effects it is a crisis that is playing out in homes, on job sites and whittling away at the bank accounts of families all across this country. Imagine being forced to go to work every day without getting paid for the job you’re doing. Imagine having to choose between putting gas in your car so you can make it to work or putting food on the table for your family.

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