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Service + Solidarity Spotlight: AFSCME Local in Kansas City Secures Large Wage Increases

Working people across the United States have stepped up to help out our friends, neighbors and communities during these trying times. In our regular Service + Solidarity Spotlight series, we'll showcase one of these stories every day. Here’s today’s story.
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Never Quit: 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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Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Profiles: Leimomi Martin

For Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month this year, the AFL-CIO is spotlighting various Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders who have worked and continue to work at the intersection of civil and labor rights in the United States. Today's profile is Leimomi Martin of AFSCME.
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Service + Solidarity Spotlight: Union-Backed Candidates Triumph in New York State’s School Board Races

Working people across the United States have stepped up to help out our friends, neighbors and communities during these trying times. In our regular Service + Solidarity Spotlight series, we'll showcase one of these stories every day. Here’s today’s story.
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Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Profiles: Folafolaga Avei

For Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month this year, the AFL-CIO is spotlighting various Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders who have worked and continue to work at the intersection of civil and labor rights in the United States. Today's profile is Folafolaga Avei of the Association of Flight Attendants (AFA-CWA).
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8 Things You Need to Know from EPI's New Report on State Unemployment by Race and Ethnicity

Two years after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the labor market is approaching 2020 levels. But a new report from the Economic Policy Institute shows that disparities remain in terms of race and ethnicity. Here are 8 important things from the EPI report you should know.