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  • Get Organized: What Working People Are Doing This Week May 21, 2025
  • Tell Congress: No Cuts That Hurt Working Families, Kids and Retirees May 21, 2025
  • Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Profile: Lenny Guerrero May 21, 2025
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Get Organized: What Working People Are Doing This Week

Kenneth Quinnell
May 21, 2025
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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Tell Congress: No Cuts That Hurt Working Families, Kids and Retirees

AFL-CIO Staff
May 21, 2025
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Right now, House leadership is pushing through a budget that would have the largest cuts in history to Medicaid and to SNAP food assistance, as well as more cuts to retirement benefits for federal workers.

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Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Profile: Lenny Guerrero

Kenneth Quinnell
May 21, 2025
Lenny Guerrero of the Bricklayers

For Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month this year, the AFL-CIO is spotlighting various Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders who have worked and continue to work at the intersection of civil and labor rights in the United States. Today's profile is Lenny Guerrero of the Bricklayers.

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Service & Solidarity Spotlight: VFX Workers Ratify First Three Contracts with Major U.S. Studios

Kenneth Quinnell and Sydney Roberts
May 21, 2025
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Working people across the United States regularly step up to help out our friends, neighbors and communities during these trying times. In our Service & Solidarity Spotlight series, we’ll showcase one of these stories every day. Here’s today’s story.

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The First Line of Defense Against Wage Theft: In the States Roundup

Kenneth Quinnell
May 20, 2025
In the States Roundup

It's time once again to take a look at the ways working people are making progress in the states. Click on any of the links to follow the state federations on X.

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