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Why We Need the 'I AM 2018' Moment of Silence: Remembering Echol Cole and Robert Walker

… are taking a moment of silence in honor of the two men, Echol Cole and Robert Walker, whose tragic deaths 50 years ago led to the Memphis sanitation strike and the historic involvement of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. As part of " I AM 2018 ," we are … clothes smelled of garbage. The city did not provide them with gloves, uniforms or a place to shower. They did hard, heavy work, lifting garbage tubs and carrying them on their shoulders or heads or pushcarts to dump their contents into outmoded … about Memphis in 1968 is King’s death there, but few seem to know that he died in the midst of a struggle for the right to belong to a union, which the mayor and the City Council resisted at all costs. Unionization, they feared, would open …
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Pride Month Profiles: Hannah Damitio

… For Pride Month this year, the AFL-CIO is spotlighting various LGBTQ+ workers who have worked and continue to work at the intersection of civil and labor rights in the United States. Today's profile is Hannah Damitio of AFSCME. … … authority as they demand the rights and respect everyone deserves. Damitio’s boldness should serve as an inspiration to anyone who feels unheard. …
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Meet the First Woman President of the Wisconsin AFL-CIO

… the state. Bloomingdale has a statewide reputation as a tenacious fighter and tough negotiator, skills she says she had to develop to survive 20 years of arbitrations, grievance hearings and battles in the legislature. … What is the state … private, service workers, manufacturing, building trades, retail, health care, transportation...people doing all types of work come together in the AFL-CIO to maximize our collective power. You have the honor of being the first woman elected … in this country to be a part of the solution. If they see something that’s wrong, it’s up to them to make it right. That is something we believe very strongly in our family. When the kids were very little, I would bring them to the …
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Lucy Randolph Mason

… Born near Alexandria, Va., in 1882, Lucy Randolph Mason vowed as a child to continue her family's long tradition of community service and commitment to human rights. Her father and grandfather were … rights to free speech, assembly and due process that George Mason had helped establish. Mason began her social reform work in Richmond, Va., where she had spent her childhood. As a young girl in her 20s, she supported herself by working as a … groups. She was instrumental in getting the Southern Baptist Convention to adopt a resolution in 1938 recognizing "the right of labor to organize and engage in collective bargaining to the end that labor may have a fair and living wage, such as …
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Pride Month Profiles: Miriam Frank

… Throughout Pride Month, the AFL-CIO will be taking a look at some of the pioneers whose work sits at the intersection of the labor movement and the movement for LGBTQ equality. Our next profile is Miriam Frank. … … women's studies at the community college level in the 1970s. She worked with the National Endowment for the Humanities to bring discussions and cultural events to union halls and community centers. She moved to New York to teach at New York University in the 1980s.  In 1995, she began …
Convention Resolution

Resolution 16: Inclusion and Equity: Ensuring Equity and Inclusion Internally and Externally

… and our labor movement is divided, too. Yet we know that more unites us than divides us—even if it may not feel like it right now. We all want the opportunity to build a better life for our children and ourselves. This is what it means to be an American. Politicians and corporations … movement.” We must integrate the issues and concerns of members and workers of color into labor’s political and policy work at every level, drawing upon insights framed in Resolution 20 adopted at the 2013 Constitutional Convention; and Work to …
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Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Profiles: Betty Tam

… 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  Betty Tam. … Betty Tam works as … say it is a joy to work with her. Tam's expertise in data analysis helps Union Plus promote union benefits to the right union audiences across many platforms. Her hard work deserves much praise and respect. …
Executive Council Statement

Good Jobs for America’s Workers

… after the merger of the American Federation of Labor and the Congress of Industrial Organizations, we do not look backward to what has been, but ahead, to where our nation is going and to the challenges that we, a movement of and for working … that provide good health care and retirement benefits.  We will fight for jobs in which workers can freely exercise their right to form unions and bargain collectively.  We demand jobs that ensure fair and non-discriminatory treatment, that are … coverage is the best vehicle we currently have to provide the most Americans with affordable and good care, we will work to strengthen employer-based plans and to secure reforms to relieve the cost pressures on those plans, through such …
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Pride Month Profiles: Chelsea Bland

… For Pride Month this year, the AFL-CIO is spotlighting various LGBTQ+ workers who have worked and continue to work at the intersection of civil and labor rights in the United States. Today's profile is Chelsea Bland of the Office and Professional Employees (OPEIU). … Chelsea Bland is a proud Black, queer union member working to leave her mark on the labor movement. She is a strong advocate for LGBTQ+ rights and for supporting spaces of …
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Service + Solidarity Spotlight: APWU Provides Resources for Veterans

… 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 … every day. Here’s today’s story. … Last week, the American Postal Workers Union (APWU) added a range of new resources to help its members who are veterans of the armed services. The resources include APWU’s guide to veterans rights and benefits, as well as the Veterans Administration’s guidebook on mental health and suicide prevention. …