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Trumka Accepts Youth Champion Award From Mikva Challenge

… you, Jack [Marco], for your introduction and for this award. You, Robyn [Lingo] and Brian [Brady] are doing unparalleled work engaging students with our democracy. And above all, thank you, Shelina [Warren], for what you do every day. We honor … and public school worker tasked with raising the next generation of Americans. You’re shaping our future, in too many ways to count. We’re living in a profound moment of change. And lately, it’s teachers who’ve captured our country’s imagination. … fight against some very powerful, well-funded interests. For too long, the economic rules have been deliberately written to keep corporations strong and working people at bay.   When our economy is rigged against those who make it work, it is …
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Pathway to Progress: Sept. 11

… History has long been portrayed as a series of "great men" taking great action to shape the world we live in. In recent decades, however, social historians have focused more on looking at history "from … the bottom up," studying the vital role that working people played in our heritage. Working people built, and continue to build, the United States. In our new series, Pathway to Progress, we'll take a look at various people, places and events where working people played a key role in the progress our country has made, including those who are making history right now. Today's topic is the terrorist attacks of 9/11. … Sometimes, progress comes from focused activism that pressures …
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Redmond: Technological Achievement Should Not Impoverish Society

… at the Consumer Electronics Show. Thank you Ben [Whitehair] and good afternoon everyone. Thank you for joining us. I want to thank SAG-AFTRA, AFT, UNITE HERE and our Tech Institute for joining with the AFL-CIO to organize this summit. It gives us … universities and researchers at innovation labs – a few who are with us today – to get a clearer picture of the future of work and embed a worker voice in that important work. We’ve adapted and we will continue to adapt. We have to – that’s our … swim the sea like fish, but we have not learned the simple art of living together as [sisters and] brothers.” Dr. King was right. We can’t truly celebrate our achievements if those innovations divide us and deepen inequality. Our abundance of …
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Five Ways America Would Be Different Without Labor Unions

… This post originally appeared at HillaryClinton.com . On Labor Day, we come together to thank all the American workers who built this great country—and to recognize the millions who wake up every morning to build us an even better future. There’s one group that deserves a … workweek. With these new rules on how much employers had to pay—and on how many hours employees should be expected to work—weekends off became the norm. So, if you enjoy getting home early enough to have dinner with your family or watching …
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Nurses Speak Out Against Trumpcare

… The list of people and organizations opposing the Republican health care scam continues to grow. Sandy Falwell, a registered nurse in Washington, D.C., and vice president of National Nurses United ( NNU ), … health care system so that every single person living in the United States has access to health care as a basic human right. And this is what Americans want to see. A poll by Pew Research , published just last week, showed that 60% of … health coverage for all Americans. On behalf of the 150,000 registered nurses represented by National Nurses United, who work at the bedside caring for everyone who lives in this nation when they are sick, I urge the Senate to continue to reject …
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You Can Win an Amazing Black History Month Poster

… As part of our celebration of Black History Month, we are profiling past and present leaders in the intersecting movements to protect and expand the rights of African Americans and working families. Along with highlighting important leaders of the past, we have created some amazing original art to help commemorate people who made a difference not only in their own lives, but in the lives of millions of their fellow Americans. And now you can own a print of one of these works of art. For free! All you have to do to be entered into the drawing to win one of the prints, which include Fannie Lou Hamer, Bayard Rustin, A. Philip …
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Trumka: Federal Workers Deserve Fair and Genuine Collective Bargaining

… That’s what we’re fighting for. That’s what this rally is all about. Brothers and sisters, this administration is trying to crush our federal employees. The executive orders. The government shutdown. And now political hacks are tearing up union contracts. They’re making it harder and harder to have a voice on the job. They’re imposing collective bargaining agreements that aren’t collective, bargained or agreed to. … the bullies—in business and in government—who have held us down for too long. Every day, federal employees wake up, go to work and serve our country with honor and distinction. You carry out your oath to support and defend the Constitution of the …
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Labor Is Pioneering a New Kind of Relief Effort in the Twin Cities

… these unprecedented times. In Minnesota’s Twin Cities, the Minneapolis Regional Labor Federation (MRLF) is organizing to provide support to those workers who can’t get the support they need from our federal government. … Led by President Chelsie Glaubitz Gabiou … for people to take seriously the state that all workers are in,” Glaubitz Gabiou said. “It’s not just about surviving right now; we’re working to make sure we recover more resilient in the future.” …
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Immigration Myths vs. Facts

… A lot of alarming myths are being spread in this campaign season by candidates like Donald Trump who want to generate fear of immigrants and division between working people. Let’s focus on the facts instead. Myth: Our country is … immigrants in our country peaked in 2007 and has been decreasing steadily since then. Myth: Creating a pathway to citizenship will take jobs from U.S. workers. Fact: Increasing rights and protections for our most vulnerable workers will … taxes as well. However, undocumented immigrants are not eligible for most public welfare benefits, so they contribute more to our public budgets than they receive, creating a positive net fiscal impact . Myth: Deporting all 11 million undocumented …
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Shuler: May We Continue to Live John Sweeney's Values

… on days like today, John’s birthday. But I hope you take comfort in knowing how John and his values, vision, and work live on in so many of us. As I look around the room, and listen to the previous speakers, there is no one more beloved and admired than John Sweeney. And being here together today, on his … him—providing him with safety and fair wages. Like so many other injustices he encountered, that difference never sat right with John. And he worked to address it every day because he knew that fundamental truth: Fairness is fundamental, and …