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AFL-CIO Bus Tour Stops in Philadelphia as Teachers Prepare to Strike; Travels to Long Beach to Defend VA Union Contracts

The AFL-CIO “It’s Better In a Union” bus made two powerful stops on Friday as its nationwide tour rolls on. In Philadelphia, the bus tour joined the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers (PFT) at its last strike preparation gathering before the new school year begins; in Long Beach California, it stopped by a Protect Veterans’ Care and Stop Retaliation Against Workers rally at the Tibor Rubin Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center.
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Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Howard Community College Faculty Reach Tentative Agreement

Members of the United Academics of Maryland-Howard Community College (UAMD-HCC)—an affiliate of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), AFT-Maryland and the American Association of University Professors (AAUP)—have secured a tentative agreement for their first union contract.
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AFL-CIO Bus Tour Fights Back Against Medicaid and Social Security Cuts with Nurses in Bakersfield and AFGE in Wilkes-Barre

On Thursday, the AFL-CIO’s “It’s Better In a Union” bus tour stopped by a California Nurses Association/National Nurses United (CNA/NNU) townhall in Bakersfield, California, as well as a rally with AFGE in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.
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Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Blizzard’s Story and Franchise Development Workers Join CWA

Blizzard’s Story and Franchise Development (SFD) team became the latest group of video game workers to organize after they voted to form a union with Communications Workers of America (CWA) Local 9510 on Tuesday.
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AFL-CIO Bus Tour Stops at Rep. Calvert Accountability Rally

On Wednesday, the AFL-CIO “It’s Better In a Union” bus joined union members and community allies for a rally outside Rep. Ken Calvert’s district office in Corona, California, to hold the lawmaker accountable for the repeated betrayals of working people, including his support for the Trump administration’s budget bill.
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Worker Wins: A Tremendous Step Forward

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