AFLCIO2017
Mexican union leader ‘not optimistic’ about new NAFTA
October 25, 2017Mario Gonzalez Aguilera, co-president of the Union Nacional de Trabajadores, based his feeling on the record of U.S. President Donald Trump.
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“No jobs on a dead planet”: A just transition to the new economy
October 25, 2017Hovering over the proceedings of the AFL-CIO convention is the specter of the new economy, a rocky dystopia littered with the debris of traditional industries, professions, and neighborhoods.
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UMW’s Gibbs tells labor to walk the walk on diversity
October 25, 2017Passing the resolution was one thing, but putting women and especially minorities in positions of power is quite another.
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AFL-CIO calls for a break with “lesser of two evils” politics
October 25, 2017A warning to Democrats that they can't automatically expect labor's support.
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Tackling white privilege: AFL-CIO targets racism and prison-industrial complex
October 24, 2017Said one Florida worker, “Dr. King didn’t give his life for all of us to sit on our ass and feel good.”
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