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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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This week in history: Jazz musician Benny Goodman integrates Carnegie Hal
January 16, 2018Eighty years ago, on the night of January 16, 1938, music history was made in more than one way. Benny Goodman became the first jazz bandleader to perform at Carnegie Hall, and he led a racially...
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Los trabajadores luchan por el reconocimiento sindical en Luisiana y California
January 15, 2018Por primera vez en casi 20 años, miles de trabajadores estatales de Luisiana estarán cubiertos por un recién negociado contrato de trabajo, gracias a su unión, AFSCME.
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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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