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AFL-CIO Now
January 24, 2020
In addition to the AFL-CIO's own "State of the Unions," there are a lot of other podcasts out there that have their own approach to discussing labor issues and the rights of working people. Here are the latest podcasts from across the labor movement in the United States.
January 22, 2020
Podcast co-hosts Julie and Tim talk with Rev. Leah Daughtry, CEO of "On These Things," about Reconnecting McDowell, an AFT project that takes a holistic approach to revitalizing the education and community of McDowell, West Virginia, and how her faith informs her activism.
January 21, 2020
Next up in our series that takes a deeper look at each of our affiliates is the Operative Plasterers and Cement Masons International Association.