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Get to Know AFL-CIO's Affiliates: Bricklayers

This is the next post in our series that will take a deeper look at each of our affiliates. The series will run weekly until we've covered all 65 of our affiliates. Next up are the Bricklayers (BAC).
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Service & Solidarity Spotlight: ATU Helps Secure $1.5 Billion Transportation Funding Bill in Illinois

An aggressive grassroots political campaign launched by Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) locals across Illinois, the state's General Assembly passed $1.5 billion legislation, securing critical public transit funding.
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Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Atlanta Unions Offer Free Halloween Costumes to Children of Federal Workers

Members of AFGE and the Atlanta-North Georgia Labor Council gave away 100 children’s Halloween costumes on Tuesday at an event hosted by the Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) Local 479 in Atlanta.
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Worker Wins: The Most Valuable Voices

Our latest roundup of worker wins includes numerous examples of working people organizing, bargaining and mobilizing for a better life.
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Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Sundance Institute Workers Join CWA

Just a few months before the 2026 Sundance Film Festival is set to begin, workers at the Sundance Institute have successfully secured voluntary recognition from management as members of the Communications Workers of America (CWA) Local 9003.
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Protect Good Jobs: 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.