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AFL-CIO crafts compromise to prevent dumping of health care law
September 16, 2013AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka said that labor's attempt to reach out to every worker in the country was going to require effort on the part of unions.
Read moreIndiana court tosses state’s right-to-work law
September 16, 2013An Indiana circuit court judge has tossed out the state's "right to work" law, agreeing with the Operating Engineers that it violates the state's constitution.
Read moreAFL-CIO demands end to anti-gay job discrimination
September 13, 2013LOS ANGELES - At its 2013 convention here Sept. 11 the AFL-CIO passed a strongly worded resolution calling for an end to on-the-job discrimination against gay people.
Read moreUAW: Majority at Tennessee VW plant sign union cards
September 13, 2013NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A majority of workers at Volkswagen's assembly plant in Tennessee have signed cards favoring the union's representation in creating a German-style works council at the plant, a top United Auto Workers official...
Read moreLabor opens house to all U.S. workers
September 12, 2013Resolution 5: "The AFL-CIO hereby invites every worker in the United States to join the labor movement either through an affiliate or through Working America."
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