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… 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 Tracy Lai of the American …

… 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 Jamie Martinez of the United Steelworkers (USW). … USW Local 1155L member Jamie Martinez fought like hell for the past several years to ensure that they, and their fellow union siblings at Bridgestone-Firestone in Tennessee, have access to gender-affirming …

… I have spent the better part of the past decade asking elected leaders to vote the right way. Asking them to stand with us—as union workers, retirees, women, people of color and immigrants. I have … renter, fierce advocate for health care and leader in the labor movement. Now, instead of asking someone else to vote the right way, I am hoping to bring my lived experience and progressive values into the office. At 37 years old, I am a proud …

… Working people across the United States have stepped up to help out our friends, neighbors and communities during these trying times. In our Service & Solidarity Spotlight series, … every day. Here’s today’s story. … In a historic victory, 73% of Volkswagen workers in Chattanooga, Tennessee, voted to join the UAW . The Volkswagen workers are the first Southern autoworkers outside of the Big Three to win a union. “This … plant. We’re looking forward to getting to the bargaining table with the company and winning a contract that makes things right at Volkswagen.” “We congratulate the Volkswagen workers, our UAW family and UAW President Shawn Fain for this …

… 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 … values as Californians emerge not just intact, but stronger than ever. By a landslide, Californians rejected calls by right-wing Republicans to roll back decades of progress on worker protections. pic.twitter.com/q8qP1WmTfO — California Labor … the state." https://t.co/AdpK8vdj7h — Florida AFL-CIO (@FLAFLCIO) September 21, 2021 Indiana State AFL-CIO: Strikes work. 💪🏼 https://t.co/opopeY29fc — Indiana AFL-CIO (@INAFLCIO) September 20, 2021 Iowa Federation of Labor: Quad Cities, IA. …

… became the founder and first president of the APWU National Presidents Conference. He also was a leader in the fight to reject a collective bargaining agreement proposed in 1978 that would've limited cost-of-living increases for postal … with the U.S. Postal Service. He was directly involved with every national negotiation between the APWU and USPS from 1980 to 2006. His leadership helped win substantial gains for members over and over again, including countless arbitration … with postal management that greatly enhanced the rights, benefits and safety of postal workers. His dedication and hard work on behalf of his fellow postal workers led to him being elected national president of APWU in 2001, the first African …