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  • Pride Month Profiles: Dawn Lepard June 28, 2022
  • UAW President Ray Curry: ‘Fight Inflation by Stopping Price Gouging, Not Blaming Wages’ June 28, 2022
  • Pride Month Profiles: Ash Tomaszewski June 28, 2022
  • Service + Solidarity Spotlight: Chicago Federation of Labor Denounces Community Violence June 28, 2022
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Pride Month Profiles: Dawn Lepard

Kenneth Quinnell
June 28, 2022
Dawn Lepard

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. Today's Pride Month profile is Dawn Lepard of the Electrical Workers (IBEW).

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UAW President Ray Curry: ‘Fight Inflation by Stopping Price Gouging, Not Blaming Wages’

Ray Curry
June 28, 2022
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Every time we go to the gas station or supermarket, we are reminded that prices are on the rise as inflation takes a bigger chunk out of our paychecks. The inflation rates are the highest they have been since the early 1980s.

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Pride Month Profiles: Ash Tomaszewski

Kenneth Quinnell
June 28, 2022
Ash Tomaszewski

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. Today's Pride Month profile is Ash Tomaszewski of the United Autoworkers (UAW).

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Service + Solidarity Spotlight: Chicago Federation of Labor Denounces Community Violence

Kenneth Quinnell and Aaron Gallant
June 28, 2022
CFL Secretary-Treasurer Don Villar (NABET-CWA) speaking at a press conference on violence in Chicago

Working people across the United States have stepped up to help out our friends, neighbors and communities during these trying times. In our regular Service + Solidarity Spotlight series, we'll showcase one of these stories every day. Here’s today’s story.

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Pride Month Profiles: Houston Brass-Playing Couple Share a Life in Music

Stephen Laifer
June 27, 2022
Houston brass players Theresa Hanebury and Nancy Goodearl of Local 65-699 (Houston, TX) say balancing their relationship and family with professional commitments takes work, but the rewards are worth the effort.

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.

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