AFL-CIO
AFL-CIO: No early labor endorsement in 2020 presidential race
March 12, 2019Lee Saunders, chair of the AFL-CIO political committee, told People’s World that unions want to hear from all the candidates what they'll do for working people.
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AFL-CIO leaders say unions have a role in saving the country
March 11, 2019Union leaders meet in New Orleans this week, and Richard Trumka says labor is uniquely qualified to lead the country out of its current "dark period."
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Trumka: Record labor voter mobilization emphasizes pocketbook issues
October 31, 2018It also produced a record number of unionists running for everything from city council and county commissioner to Congress and governor.
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AFL-CIO president: ‘Workers are united to defeat Kavanaugh’
July 20, 2018Kavanaugh has authored a string of anti-worker rulings in his career and says Trump shouldn't have to face questioning or criminal prosecution while in office.
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Shuler: AFL-CIO to use hi exec pay as a campaign issue
May 22, 2018The AFL-CIO will use the high ratios of CEO pay to worker pay as part of its economic message in the 2018 political campaign.
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