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Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Child Care Providers United Secure New Tentative Agreement with California

Members of Child Care Providers United (CCPU)—which represents approximately 60,000 home-based child care providers in California—have reached a tentative agreement with the state.
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AFL-CIO Bus Tour: Harrisburg Workers Demand Accountability from Rep. Scott Perry for Selling Out Working Class

The AFL-CIO’s “It’s Better In a Union” tour bus joined AFSCME members and state Sen. Patty Kim for a press conference in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday to hold Rep. Scott Perry accountable for his vote on President Trump’s disastrous budget bill.
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Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Workers at Chicago’s City Bureau Win Union Recognition

After going public in July with their campaign to join The Chicago News Guild, The NewsGuild-CWA (TNG-CWA) Local 34071, staff at City Bureau are now celebrating securing voluntary recognition from their employer.
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Dropkick Murphys Headline Bus Tour Rally for Union Rights in Cleveland

The Dropkick Murphys joined the AFL-CIO “It’s Better In a Union” bus tour stop in Cleveland on Sunday to play for the crowd gathered to rally for union rights.
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Service & Solidarity Spotlight: ‘No One Left Behind’: AFL-CIO’s Redmond Calls for Worker Freedom, Fairness and Security at APRI in Chicago

AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Fred Redmond delivered remarks Friday morning at the A. Philip Randolph Institute (APRI) National Educational Conference in Chicago.
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AFL-CIO Bus Stops for Historic Rally with Chicago History Museum Workers

AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Fred Redmond joined Chicago Federation of Labor President Bob Reiter and Illinois AFL-CIO President Tim Drea on Thursday at a rally supporting AFSCME-represented workers at the Chicago History Museum as they continue their fight against union-busting.