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.

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.

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.

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.

This is the next post in our series that will take a deeper look at each of our affiliates. The series will run weekly until we've covered all 65 of our affiliates. Next up is the Office and Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU).