Jackie Tortora
LATEST ARTICLES BY Jackie Tortora
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Labor
AFL-CIO Vice President Gebre: What does it mean to be American?
August 30, 2016Tefere Gebre has been a proud union member for most of his life, valuing the freedom of people to come together in union.
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U.S.
Final countdown to stop TPP: call today
June 12, 2015We're flooding our representatives' phones today asking them to vote "No" on all trade bills.
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Labor
Trumka: “Raising wages will be a driving force at the polls”
October 9, 2014"Labor is perfectly positioned to unite a massive movement, to raise wages and to lift up our communities."
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Labor
“Swamp People” carry union cards
July 14, 2014A majority of writer-producers at reality TV production company Original Media, creator of "Swamp People," voted overwhelmingly to join the Writers Guild of America, East.
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Autoworkers president identifies the real “enemy”
January 16, 2014The social compact is gone, said UAW president Bob King, yesterday in Detroit. "And if we want a growing middle class again, we need to restore it."
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Labor
Union-made in America holiday gift guide
December 9, 2013Searching for that perfect holiday gift? Check out this Made in America, union-made gift guide.
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Austin cabbies affiliate with AFL-CIO
May 1, 2013Today in Austin, Texas, the National Taxi Workers Alliance granted its first local chapter charter since it joined the AFL-CIO.
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Massey manager charged with hiding cause of mine deaths
November 29, 2012Prosecutors charged Massey Energy mine manager David C. Hughart with covering up defiance of safety regulations and resulting dangerous conditions from government inspectors.
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