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Edward M. Smith, president and chief executive of Ullico Inc. Anyone who follows Wall Street has heard it before: Corporate America thrives on predictability and stability. That’s understandable. But it’s time our nation agrees that working men and women need the same. This Labor Day finds extraordinary unpredictability and instability for working families. Health threats brought by the coronavirus have been unnerving. The toll of illness and death has coated everyday life, l

Tom Conway, USW International President Keli Vereb wasn’t sure how long it would take to recover from complicated neck surgery last year, but she took comfort knowing she’d be able to focus on healing without having to worry about her job. That’s because United Steelworkers (USW) Local 2227-01 negotiated a contract with Vereb’s employer, U.S. Steel, ensuring paid leave for workers who need time to fight for their health. Millions of other workers need the same security. But t

The need for housing, and the jobs it takes to create it, are perfect examples of why the idea of human infrastructure is legitimate Chang Suh, CEO of AFL-CIO HIT The wrangling in Congress over infrastructure is upon us. The underlying tension continues to be around the fundamental definition of the word. Lawmakers are grappling with whether infrastructure should be considered a more inclusive category of societal needs, or viewed as it has been more commonly portrayed, as ro

Unites Two Highly Complementary Organizations to Further Enhance Amalgamated’s Position as America’s Largest ESG-Focused Bank Expanded Footprint and Resources Position Combined Bank to Better Serve Socially Responsible People and Organizations Across the Midwest NEW YORK AND CHICAGO – September 22, 2021 – Amalgamated Financial Corp. (Nasdaq: AMAL), the holding company for Amalgamated Bank (“AMAL”), America’s socially responsible bank, today announced it has entered into a def

Kristen Estell, Heartland Capital Strategies The Labor Capital Strategies Fellowship is embarking on its first Fall semester session as we recently became a year-round Fellowship experience. On behalf of the Heartland Capital Strategies and the Kalmanovitz Initiative for Labor and the Working Poor at Georgetown University, I thank the Heartland family for your tremendous and continued support of our program. With your help we just completed our full-time Summer session with 1