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Black unionists in St. Louis lead battles for worker and civil rights
October 24, 2017"Stand up for health care! Stand up for union jobs! Stand up for living wages! Stand up for civil rights! Stand up St. Louis!"
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Building Trades leader: U.S. needs $4 trillion for infrastructure repairs
October 24, 2017The U.S. needs to spend $4 billion yearly for needed infrastructure repairs, the president of North America’s Building Trades Unions says.
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Puerto Rico’s plight, Trump’s response dominates a day at AFL-CIO
October 24, 2017Puerto Rico’s plight, a month after Hurricane Maria smashed the island commonwealth to smithereens, dominated a day at the AFL-CIO convention.
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Cuba in U.N. report: U.S. economic blockade violates international law
October 23, 2017The report claims that Cuba’s “situation began to worsen” under the Obama administration, despite diplomatic relations having been restored.
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AFL-CIO resolution pleases Medicare-For-All advocates
October 23, 2017“It’s a very strong resolution. There’s a strong commitment to health care as a human right."
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