What We’re Doing In Kentucky Select typeArticleEventMedia HitMultimediaReportResolutionSpeechStatement Apply April 2, 2018 Blog Martin Luther King Jr. Championed Civil Rights and Unions Kentuckians, including many union members, will march Wednesday in Frankfort in remembrance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who was murdered April 4, 1968, in Memphis. March 1, 2018 Blog 'All I Could Think About Was My Friend Was Gone' Thomas, one of the country’s oldest union officers, was a civil rights activist before she was a labor activist. February 21, 2018 Blog Working People Flip State House Seat in Kentucky On Tuesday, working people claimed a landslide victory in a Kentucky special election. "I could not have done this without labor," said Democrat Linda Belcher in her victory speech. She’s the newly elected state representative for House District 49 in Bullitt County, a county just south of Louisville where Donald Trump carried 72% of the vote in 2016. November 20, 2017 Blog Mexican Farm Workers Win Historic FLOC-Backed Strike Kentucky farmers who hire migrant workers aren’t always happy to see Stephen Bartlett. November 13, 2017 Blog 'Wall of Fame-Wall of Shame' Might Be Coming To A Union Hall Near You Unique United Steelworkers of America-made "Wall of Fame-Wall of Shame" banners are hitting the road in the Bluegrass State. September 8, 2017 Blog Attention, Kentucky: Closing a Pension Is Never a Good Idea Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it – and it’s prime time for Kentucky lawmakers to learn a history lesson. Load More