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  • Pride Month Profiles: Jeanne Laberge and Ruth Jacobsen June 18, 2019
  • Get to Know AFL-CIO's Affiliates: Heat and Frost Insulators June 17, 2019
  • Passaic County Central Labor Council Encourages Education with Awards for High Schoolers June 13, 2019
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Civil Rights

Pride Month Profiles: Jeanne Laberge and Ruth Jacobsen

Kenneth Quinnell
June 18, 2019

For Pride Month, the AFL-CIO is spotlighting various LGBTQ Americans who have worked and continue to work at the intersection of civil and labor rights. Our next profile is Jeanne Laberge and Ruth Jacobsen.

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Get to Know AFL-CIO's Affiliates: Heat and Frost Insulators

Kenneth Quinnell
June 17, 2019

Next up in our series that takes a deeper look at each of our affiliates is the Heat and Frost Insulators (HFIU).

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Quality Education

Passaic County Central Labor Council Encourages Education with Awards for High Schoolers

Jen Ehrentraut
June 13, 2019
Passaic CLC Education Awards
Passaic County CLC

Last night I was a part of something so truly amazing I am still having a hard time putting it into words. And for those of you that know me, words are usually my thing. There is so much that I am grateful for and want to share. It was an incredible night and to me, it was more than 100 years in the making.

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Gender Equality

Governor Murphy Signs ‘Panic Button’ Bill to Protect Hotel Workers from Assaults, Harassment

Michael Gillis
June 12, 2019
Gov. Murphy Signs Bill
New Jersey State AFL-CIO

Hundreds of hotel workers, union leaders and elected officials gathered at Harrah’s Resort in Atlantic City today to witness the signing of a bill requiring hotels to equip certain employees with “panic buttons” for their protection against inappropriate conduct by guests.

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Civil Rights

Pride Month Profiles: Irene Soloway

Kenneth Quinnell
June 11, 2019
Irene Soloway
Sisters in the Brotherhoods

For Pride Month, the AFL-CIO is spotlighting various LGBTQ Americans who have worked and continue to work at the intersection of civil and labor rights. Our first profile this year is Irene Soloway.

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