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Texas Federal Workers & Members of Congress Sound the Alarm during Virtual Town Hall

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08 Dec, 2017

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Bank Deregulation Bill Will Leave Taxpayers Holding the Bag

These days, it’s hard to keep straight all of Congress’ efforts to build plutocracy — the further consolidation of the power of the richest Americans at the expense of the rest of us.

Bank Deregulation Bill Will Leave Taxpayers Holding the Bag

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

Students Work Together to Create Change at Nike

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Texas Federal Workers & Members of Congress Sound the Alarm during Virtual Town Hall

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Bank Deregulation Bill Will Leave Taxpayers Holding the Bag

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

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Worker Wins: Respect, Safety and Having a Real Voice in the Workplace - Apr 25

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler Listens to Charlotte Workers Who Are Ready to Fight Back Against Attacks on Working Families - Apr 25

Top 14 Things You Should Know from the Death on the Job 2025 Report - Apr 23

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: IBEW Members at National Grid Approve Contract with 4% Annual Wage Increase - Apr 23

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Workers in Georgia and North Carolina Speak Out at DPWL Public Hearings - Apr 22

Get to Know AFL-CIO's Affiliates: Amalgamated Transit Union - Apr 21

You Made This Possible: The Working People Weekly List - Apr 21

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Nurses at Hawaii’s Wilcox Medical Center Ratify New Contract that Raises Pay, Includes Safer Staffing Levels - Apr 21

Worker Wins: Good Union Jobs Strengthen Communities - Apr 17

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: SMART-TD Yardmasters Reach Tentative Contract Agreement with BNSF - Apr 17

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Texas Federal Workers & Members of Congress Sound the Alarm during Virtual Town Hall

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Bank Deregulation Bill Will Leave Taxpayers Holding the Bag

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

AFL-CIO News Feed

Worker Wins: Respect, Safety and Having a Real Voice in the Workplace - Apr 25

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler Listens to Charlotte Workers Who Are Ready to Fight Back Against Attacks on Working Families - Apr 25

Top 14 Things You Should Know from the Death on the Job 2025 Report - Apr 23

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: IBEW Members at National Grid Approve Contract with 4% Annual Wage Increase - Apr 23

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Workers in Georgia and North Carolina Speak Out at DPWL Public Hearings - Apr 22

Get to Know AFL-CIO's Affiliates: Amalgamated Transit Union - Apr 21

You Made This Possible: The Working People Weekly List - Apr 21

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Nurses at Hawaii’s Wilcox Medical Center Ratify New Contract that Raises Pay, Includes Safer Staffing Levels - Apr 21

Worker Wins: Good Union Jobs Strengthen Communities - Apr 17

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: SMART-TD Yardmasters Reach Tentative Contract Agreement with BNSF - Apr 17