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The Thing the Pope, Beyoncé and Everyone Is Talking About

In her debut blog post at MomsRising.org, AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Elizabeth Shuler discusses "something everyone seems to be talking about, from the pope to Beyoncé: economic inequality."
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22 Things We’re Thankful for This Thanksgiving

We have a lot to be thankful for this year. Check out the 22 things after the jump.
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50 Years After His Assassination, Here is a JFK Quote on Unions

The New Hampshire AFL-CIO shared this gem of a quote today:Those who would destroy or further limit the rights of organized labor--those who would cripple collective bargaining or prevent organization...
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ZING! Talking Truth to CNBC on Social Security Lies

AFL-CIO Policy Director and Special Counsel Damon Silvers schooled CNBC's Kelly Evans and Simon Hobbs today about proposals to cut Social Security and Medicare benefits—and warned politicians to stay far...
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What the Cost of the Shutdown Could Buy

Over at Think Progress, Bryce Covert did a few calculations about what the estimated $24 billion cost of the government shutdown could have bought America. How about the Department of...
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List of Shame: Goods Made with Forced, Child Labor

The U.S. Department of Labor has added three products to the list of goods produced by forced labor, child labor or both. The list now includes 133 products from 71...