Labor
Black unionists in St. Louis lead battles for worker and civil rights
October 24, 2017"Stand up for health care! Stand up for union jobs! Stand up for living wages! Stand up for civil rights! Stand up St. Louis!"
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Building Trades leader: U.S. needs $4 trillion for infrastructure repairs
October 24, 2017The U.S. needs to spend $4 billion yearly for needed infrastructure repairs, the president of North America’s Building Trades Unions says.
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Have a little faith: Union leader preaches the “union gospel”
October 23, 2017Go out and tell the Good News that the labor movement is being reborn and revived.
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AFL-CIO declares jury is in: Trump is not keeping his promises
October 23, 2017Federation president Richard Trumka: "Trump promised infrastructure. Nothing. He promised to bring manufacturing back. Didn’t happen."
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As AFL-CIO convention opens, Trumka emphasizes need to battle income inequality
October 22, 2017Income inequality and the wage gap are more than simply unfair, according to AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka.
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