Cement Masons Union Local 527

08/31/2026

A new federal law could mean a big pay raise for America’s hardest working families.

The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) set workplace norms that are still in use almost 90 years later. The FLSA established the 40-hour standard workweek and overtime protections for workers. It guaranteed pay at a rate of 1.5 times the standard hourly wage for work past the 40-hour mark. Over...

08/28/2026

Tripling union membership in the US would shift wealth to the workers who create it, open more access to healthcare, and stimulate the working class economy.

Foreword Imagine union membership tripling in the United States. It may sound radical—if you’ve forgotten history. In fact, more than 1 in 3 private-sector workers belonged to a union in the 1950s. The results? Wages grew in tandem with the economy. The middle class thrived. Black-white wage gap...

08/24/2026

CEO pay keeps climbing to new heights while working families struggle with rising costs. Working people deserve an economy that rewards their hard work, too.

By MARK GRUENBERG PAI Staff Writer Washington (PAI) — The gap between median CEO pay and median U.S. worker pay grew to a record 312-to-one last year, the AFL-CIO’s annual Executive Paywatch report shows. To continue reading this story, login or sign up for a digital access subscription today.Ge...

08/23/2026

What would happen if the over 50 million Americans who want to join a union were able to?

Imagine if one-in-three private-sector workers belonged to a union. What would wages, benefits, and working conditions look like if more workers had access to a union contract and the labor movement gained strength to beat back billionaires and big corporations? What would it mean for our economy an...

08/21/2026

Americans overwhelmingly support unions over big business because unions work for workers, not rich CEOs.

This piece was also published on Medium. For decades, Americans were evenly divided in their relative support of labor unions and big business, but that’s no longer the case. Now, Americans are more likely to side with labor than at any time in the past 60 years. For people whose instincts about e...

08/17/2026

The Trump administration is stripping away workplace heat protections that help prevent serious injuries and protect workers from deadly conditions.

The Biden administration took steps to shield workers from extreme temperatures. The Trump administration is taking a gentler approach with employers.

08/14/2026

Workers deserve protection from extreme heat on the job. Instead, the Trump administration is dismantling OSHA safeguards meant to prevent serious injuries and save lives.

The Biden administration took steps to shield workers from extreme temperatures. The Trump administration is taking a gentler approach with employers.

08/12/2026

When it needs to be built right, build it .

08/10/2026

50 million Americans would join a union if they didn’t face barriers to entry.

A new report argues that tripling union membership in Colorado and nationwide would raise wages, expand healthcare access, and help families afford rising costs of living.

08/06/2026

And THAT is the union difference.