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AFL-CIO leaders push presidential candidates on labor’s Raising Wages Agenda
July 30, 2015"It's a sign of the times and how important the fight is that five major presidential candidates would come here in a 24-hour period."
Read moreAFL-CIO adds single-payer insurance to its Raising Wages campaign
July 29, 2015Union leaders passed a resolution that calls upon the AFL-CIO to add a demand for single-payer heath insurance to the federation's Raising Wages campaign.
Read moreToday in labor history: Fast-food workers strike for $15 in seven U.S. cities
July 29, 2015Fast food workers walked off their jobs and demonstrated in the thousands for a higher paycheck - $15 an hour.
Read morePresidential candidates knocking at labor’s door this week
July 29, 2015The AFL-CIO hopes to lay out a strategy to unite workers across the country behind its Raising Wages Agenda and behind a broad program of progressive action.
Read moreToday in labor history: Brewery workers unite!
July 22, 2015On this date in 1886, brewery workers in San Francisco declared a historic victory against the brewery owners.
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