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Union Leader Montserrat Garibay Advances to General Election for Texas House District 49

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PETITION: Solidarity with Starbucks Workers

Starbucks workers in 60-plus cities are on strike for a fair contract! Baristas at corporate stores are fighting for better pay, fair scheduling and respect on the job. We stand in solidarity with Starbucks workers.

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14 Nov, 2017

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14 Nov, 2017

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Washington State’s Innovative Aerospace Apprenticeship Program Touted

As National Apprenticeship Week kicks off, a new report from the Working for America Institute and Jobs With Justice Education Fund profiles a Washington state apprenticeship program as a suc

Washington State’s Innovative Aerospace Apprenticeship Program Touted

02 Nov, 2017

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02 Nov, 2017

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Democrats Have An Ambitious Plan To Help Rebuild Labor Unions

As a pillar of the Democratic Party, unions have wanted for years to see mainstream Democrats push for major reforms to the law that would rejuvenate the ranks of organized labor.

Democrats Have An Ambitious Plan To Help Rebuild Labor Unions

05 Oct, 2017

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05 Oct, 2017

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AFL-CIO, Several Unions Send Volunteers to Puerto Rico

Some 275 volunteers – pilots, mechanics, flight attendants and other workers – took off from Newark International Airport on October 4 on a union-sponsored relief mission to hurricane-smashed Puerto Rico, the AFL-CIO announced.

AFL-CIO, Several Unions Send Volunteers to Puerto Rico

29 Sep, 2017

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29 Sep, 2017

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Students Work Together to Create Change at Nike

In a powerful illustration of the ability of grassroots activists to challenge corporate power, United Students Against Sweatshops, the nation’s leading student organization focused on issues of worker rights and economic justice, has just scored a crucial victory over the world’s biggest s

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27 Sep, 2017

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A Tax Plan That Works For the People, Not Wall Street

Working people are tired of hearing how tax giveaways for Wall Street billionaires and corporations will supposedly trickle down to the rest of us.

A Tax Plan That Works For the People, Not Wall Street

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Union Leader Montserrat Garibay Advances to General Election for Texas House District 49

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PETITION: Solidarity with Starbucks Workers

Washington State’s Innovative Aerospace Apprenticeship Program Touted

Democrats Have An Ambitious Plan To Help Rebuild Labor Unions

AFL-CIO, Several Unions Send Volunteers to Puerto Rico

Students Work Together to Create Change at Nike

A Tax Plan That Works For the People, Not Wall Street

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Worker Wins: Building A Stronger Future Together - Jul 9

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: WLRN Public Radio Staff Ratify First CBA - Jul 9

Our Voice, Our Power: What Working People Are Doing This Week - Jul 8

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: IBEW Reaches Tentative Agreement to End PECO Strike - Jul 8

There's Nothing More American Than Unions: In the States Roundup - Jul 7

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: AFL-CIO Details Harms to Working People for One Year of Big Ugly Bill - Jul 7

Get to Know AFL-CIO's Trade Departments: Metal Trades Department - Jun 29

A Culture That is Collaborative, Equitable and Inclusive: The Working People Weekly List - Jun 26

Worker Wins: A Rising Tide Lifts All Ships - Jun 26

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: USGS Water Science Center Workers Vote to Join NFFE-IAM - Jun 26

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PETITION: Solidarity with Starbucks Workers

Washington State’s Innovative Aerospace Apprenticeship Program Touted

Democrats Have An Ambitious Plan To Help Rebuild Labor Unions

AFL-CIO, Several Unions Send Volunteers to Puerto Rico

Students Work Together to Create Change at Nike

A Tax Plan That Works For the People, Not Wall Street

AFL-CIO News Feed

Worker Wins: Building A Stronger Future Together - Jul 9

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: WLRN Public Radio Staff Ratify First CBA - Jul 9

Our Voice, Our Power: What Working People Are Doing This Week - Jul 8

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: IBEW Reaches Tentative Agreement to End PECO Strike - Jul 8

There's Nothing More American Than Unions: In the States Roundup - Jul 7

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: AFL-CIO Details Harms to Working People for One Year of Big Ugly Bill - Jul 7

Get to Know AFL-CIO's Trade Departments: Metal Trades Department - Jun 29

A Culture That is Collaborative, Equitable and Inclusive: The Working People Weekly List - Jun 26

Worker Wins: A Rising Tide Lifts All Ships - Jun 26

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: USGS Water Science Center Workers Vote to Join NFFE-IAM - Jun 26