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Service & Solidarity Spotlight: WITF, Newspaper Journalists in Philadelphia Vote to Join The NewsGuild-CWA

On Monday, Journalists at public radio station WITF in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and the LNP newspaper voted to unionize with The NewsGuild-CWA (TNG-CWA). The vote was 39-10 in favor joining TNG-CWA of Greater Philadelphia Local 38010. The unit comprises 57 members, and covers reporters, photographers, copy editors, deputy editors and other news production workers.
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Worker Wins: Corporate Greed is No Match for Working People

Our latest roundup of worker wins includes numerous examples of working people organizing, bargaining and mobilizing for a better life.
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Black History Month Profiles: Charron Carter

For Black History Month, we're taking a look at a group of leaders who are currently actively making Black history across the labor movement. Check back daily for a new profile and meet some of the people working to improve not only their community, but also to improve conditions for working people across the country. Today's profile is Charron Carter of AFGE .
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Service & Solidarity Spotlight: AFL-CIO Launches the Department of People Who Work for a Living

Today, the AFL-CIO has launched the Department of People Who Work for a Living (DPWL), a new campaign to hold Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, accountable and make sure the federal government is responsive to working people and not just to the whims of an unelected CEO like Musk.
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Committed to Protecting Your Rights: What Working People Are Doing This Week

Welcome to our regular feature, a look at what the various AFL-CIO unions and other working family organizations are doing across the country and beyond. The labor movement is big and active—here's a look at the broad range of activities we're engaged in this week.
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Black History Month Profiles: Andrea Winzer

For Black History Month, we're taking a look at a group of leaders who are currently actively making Black history across the labor movement. Check back daily for a new profile and meet some of the people working to improve not only their community, but also to improve conditions for working people across the country. Today's profile is Andrea Winzer of the United Steelworkers (USW).