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HELMETS TO HARDHATS

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The Union Veterans Council Celebrates Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring Our PACT Act of 2022 Signed into Law

Following GOP Attempt to Block Bill, President Joe Biden Signing PACT Act into Law a Tremendous Victory for Veterans and Supporters

Today, the Union Veterans Council (UVC) applauds President Joe Biden for signing the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring Our PACT Act of 2022 into law. The historic bill expands health care coverage for military veterans who were exposed to toxins and burn pits during their service  — a major legislative priority of the UVC since its inception in 2009.

Union Veterans Council, AFL-CIO Blast GOP Lawmakers Blocking Landmark Toxic Exposure Bill

Republican lawmakers have yet again abandoned our troops by blocking the passage of the Sgt. 1st Class Heath Robinson Honoring Our PACT Act in the U.S. Senate. The historic bill expands healthcare coverage for military veterans who were exposed to toxins and burn pits during their service.

New Taskforce Established to Support White House Trucking Action Plan to Strengthen America’s Trucking Workforce

Task Force Members to Join President Biden Today at White House for Event Highlighting the President’s ‘Trucking Action Plan’

(Washington D.C)-Task Force Movement: Life Cycle Pathways for Veterans and Military to Trucking’s formation unites military life cycle experts and trucking industry specialists to create recommendations and operationalize solutions to support the White House Trucking Action Plan to Strengthen America’s Trucking Workforce.

The Union Veterans Council Launches Veterans Workforce Development Committee

Key Initial Task Will be Implementing Biden Task Force Recommendations to Strengthen Veteran membership in Labor Unions 

Washington D.C. - The Union Veteran Council (UVC) has created a Veterans Workforce Development Committee (VWDC) as part of its commitment to filling industry gaps with talented, skilled transitioning service members and veterans across the country, along with support for existing union training and apprenticeship programs. 

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