Labor
Combating right-wing threats a key theme at Pride@Work convention
August 17, 2022Fights for the right to same sex marriage, the right to be free of discrimination on the job, and the right to be free of right wing attacks all to be tackled at AFL-CIO’s Pride gathering.
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Marching Forward: An exclusive interview with AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler
August 17, 2022Shuler, the nation’s top union leader, sees the defeat of anti-labor Republicans in November as crucial and she shows up on picket lines across the country to talk to workers about this.
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Texas young workers summit shows the movement’s new militancy
August 16, 2022The Texas AFL-CIO held its YALL (Young Active Labor Leaders) summit, and the energy and determination of newly-organized workers was on full display.
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AFGE hails bill extending VA health benefits to toxic-harmed vets
August 15, 2022All-night Capitol Hill vigil by veterans results in victory, overcoming Republican obstruction.
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Kaiser mental health clinicians to start open-ended strike Aug. 15
August 12, 2022“As clinicians, we have made proposal after proposal to Kaiser for greater investment in timely care for patients, and Kaiser has rejected all of them. Now, we have no other option but to strike.”
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