Labor leader calls for 500,000 “soldiers” to defend democracy

CLEVELAND – With the drive to repeal a drastic union-busting state law in full swing, Harriet Applegate, executive secretary of the North Shore AFL-CIO Federation of Labor, rallied over 100 key labor and community activists here May 16. Speaking at the annual Spring Celebration fundraiser for Cleveland Jobs With Justice, Applegate called for mobilizing an … Continue reading Labor leader calls for 500,000 “soldiers” to defend democracy