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Pentagon will hand over $1 billion for 57 miles of Trump’s border wall
March 28, 2019This first use of Trump’s veto power sets a dangerous precedent for an escalation of the administration’s authoritarian tactics.
Read moreA worker’s story launches major labor law reform effort in Congress
March 27, 2019Every day Cynthia Harper went to work for two years, from early 2015 to early 2017, at the Fuyao Glass America plant in Moraine, Ohio, she wondered if she’d come home alive.
Read moreEditorial: Stop waiting for Mueller’s report to save us
March 26, 2019Preserving our democracy will require a lot of work. We need to begin that work in earnest now.
Read moreImmigration: AFL-CIO pushing lawmakers to protect Dreamers, TPS recipients
March 15, 2019"Can we get some Republicans?” Bricklayers President Jim Boland asked rhetorically. It depends on whether employers, in the interest of having a stable workforce, have the will to stand up to the president.
Read moreAFL-CIO backs legislation that would power up American working families
March 13, 2019The Workers Freedom to Negotiate Act would make it much easier to organize a union and bargain with employers.
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