Labor
AFL-CIO unions gear up for major push in 2018 election cycle
January 16, 2018The determination of the nation’s labor movement to come out on the winning side of this year’s election battles was strongly reflected at discussions during last weekend’s AFL-CIO Martin Luther King conference.
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Immigration panel shows gaps in union members’ knowledge
January 16, 2018Many union members and leaders are unaware of the AFL-CIO’s strong policy for comprehensive immigration reform.
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Trumka: Key battle ahead is the 2018 elections
January 14, 2018In fixing the economy -- by sweeping anti-worker elected officials out of office -- workers and their allies will also counter the right wing’s attacks on public sector workers, many female (60 percent), minority or both.
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Carrier worker to Trump: “You robbed me after I helped you win”
January 12, 2018Laid-off Carrier employees in Indiana say that Trump is the enemy of American workers.
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Unions protest Trump eviction of Salvadorans
January 11, 2018Not only will terminating TPS for 200,000 Salvadoran workers take away their livelihoods, it will tear apart hundreds of thousands of families.
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