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February 7, 2014
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Black History Month: IBEW Leader Breaks Down Voting Barriers for People of Color in Mississippi

It took years of hard work, but Electrical Workers ( IBEW ) Local 2262 member and former local president Charles Horhn didn't give up on his dream. Horhn, a member of the A. Philip Randolph Institute, marched with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in the 1966 March Against Fear in Mississippi and worked with the Mississippi AFL-CIO, the NAACP, as well as other community and faith groups to register voters of color all over the state starting in the 1960s.
January 16, 2014
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NLRB Files Formal Complaint Against Walmart, Internal Anti-Union Documents Also Leaked

The National Labor Relations Board filed a formal complaint yesterday against the retail behemoth Walmart, alleging that the company violated the rights of nearly 70 workers rallying over workplace conditions...
January 14, 2014
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Meet the People Who Could Save the Labor Movement

Women. Labor leaders like AFT President Randi Weingarten, AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Elizabeth Shuler, AFL-CIO Executive Vice President Emerita Arlene Holt Baker, National Taxi Workers Alliance Executive Director Bhairavi Desai and National...
January 13, 2014
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Throw Your Hands Up at Me: Beyoncé Drops Some Real Talk on Gender Equality

Gender equality is not a reality yet, Beyoncé Knowles-Carter writes for the Shriver Report. Knowles-Carter points out that even though women make up half of the workforce, the average female...
January 9, 2014
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Trumka: Fast Track Trade Promotion Is 'Undemocratic' and 'Bad for American Workers'

AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka today released the following statement in opposition to Fast Track trade promotion (after the jump).
January 7, 2014
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Are Unions Useful Anymore?

Tell me if you've heard this one before:"Unions were good at one time, but haven't they outlived their usefulness?"
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