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ACTION ALERT: We Have the Votes to Restore Federal Workers’ Union Rights

President Trump signed an executive order in March that ripped the right to collectively bargain away from hundreds of thousands of federal workers.

It was the single biggest act of union-busting in American history.
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Bus Tour Joins South Carolina AFL-CIO Convention to Highlight New Initiative on Union Rights

The “It’s Better in a Union” bus tour made its latest stop in Greenville on Wednesday to join the South Carolina AFL-CIO Convention to rally workers in support of a new organizing initiative in the state to ensure all workers know our rights.
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AFL-CIO Bus Tour Joins CWA Members in Charlotte, North Carolina, to Rally for a Contract at Wells Fargo

On Tuesday, the “It’s Better in a Union” bus tour joined a Communications Workers of America (CWA) rally in Charlotte, North Carolina, to stand in solidarity with Wells Fargo workers fighting back against union-busting.
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AFL-CIO Bus Tour Stops at NAACP Convention in Charlotte to Highlight ‘Fierce Urgency’ of Worker Solidarity

The “It’s Better in a Union” bus tour stopped in Charlotte, North Carolina, yesterday at the NAACP’s national convention to participate in a rousing press conference with labor leaders, union members and NAACP leadership.
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AFL-CIO ‘It’s Better in a Union’ Bus Tour Hits Virginia for Rally with USW to Demand an End to Cuts

The “It’s Better in a Union: Fighting for Freedom, Fairness and Security” bus tour made its first stop outside of Washington, D.C., in Newport News, Virginia, on Saturday for a rally with the United Steelworkers (USW) to demand an end to the Trump administration’s attacks on veterans’ benefits and workplace protections.
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URGENT: $5 Trillion Gift to Billionaires at Workers’ Expense

Senators have one final chance to stop these cuts to Medicaid, SNAP food assistance, federal workers’ paychecks and AI safety protections—and keep working families from paying for yet another big tax giveaway to billionaires and big corporations. We urge senators to reject this bill and stand up for working people before it’s too late.