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Our Response to the Coronavirus: The Working People Weekly List

Every week, we bring you a roundup of the top news and commentary about issues and events important to working families. Here’s the latest edition of the Working People Weekly List.
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The Response to COVID-19: 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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Women's History Month Profiles: Elizabeth Gurley Flynn

For Women's History Month, the AFL-CIO is spotlighting various women who were, and some who still are, leaders and activists working at the intersection of civil and labor rights. Today, we are looking at Elizabeth Gurley Flynn.
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AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka Answers COVID-19 Questions on Facebook Live

In a Facebook live event yesterday, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka (UMWA) spoke about working people's response to the COVID19 pandemic and answered questions from union members. 
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‘State of the Unions’ Podcast: Working America, AFL-CIO's Community Affiliate

On the latest episode of "State of the Unions," podcast co-host Julie Greene Collier and Guest Co-host Carolyn Bobb sit down with Matt Morrison, executive director of Working America, to discuss how the affiliate is mobilizing millions of workers from all demographics who otherwise lack representation at work.
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Transit Workers Win Organizing Victories: Worker Wins

Our latest roundup of worker wins begins with a series of wins for transit workers and includes numerous examples of working people organizing, bargaining and mobilizing for a better life.