Veterans and working people are facing the same issues—a lack of good jobs, access to quality health care, and the need for racial and economic justice.
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.
Statement by Union Veterans Council Executive Director Will Attig on the AFL-CIO Executive Board vote to recognize the UVC as the 7th official labor constituency group
Through partnership with the Union Veterans Council and greater public investment in federally registered apprenticeship programs, President Biden is working to connect veterans with good careers for life.
Washington D.C. - The Biden administration’s task force on organized labor issued a set of recommendations yesterday that would make it easier for all workers to unionize including veterans.
Statement by Union Veterans Council Executive Director Will Attig on Veterans Role in the Fight for Voting Rights
Veterans have defended our rights and freedoms across the globe, and we should not need to defend the fundamental right to vote at home in the United States of America. The choice is clear: now sideline the filibuster and pass voting rights reform.
In response to Senate passage of the National Defense Authorization Act, which includes the Global War on Terrorism Memorial Location Act, Union Veterans Council Executive Director Will Attig issued the following statement:
Union Veterans Council
on Friday, September 3 2021 - 12:27pm
Union Veterans Council, AFL-CIO and U.S. Department of Labor, Veterans’ Employment and Training Service Labor Day pledge to support Transitioning Service Members, Veterans, and Military Families.
