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Working People in the States Reject Hate and Terror

… In the wake of the terrorist attack in Charlottesville, Virginia, that led to the deaths of Heather Heyer and two Virginia state troopers, Lieutenant H. Jay Cullen and Trooper-Pilot Berke M.M. Bates, … and will not stand for discrimination and hate in our communities. Yesterday's disgraceful display of beliefs from the alt-right was simply that–a disgrace to the citizens of the Commonwealth and all that we stand for. Virginia’s working families … in Charlottesville. White supremacy is a tool used by those who want to divide and conquer people who would otherwise work together to secure their freedom and their fair share, which is why the labor movement is committed to addressing racism …
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Shuler to APRI: Working Women Are the Ties that Bind This Nation Together

… Education Conference: Good morning, sisters and brothers! Clayola: Thank you for your vision, leadership and friendship.  To President Emeritus Norman Hill, Board Chairman Fred Redmond and the entire board of directors: Thank you for all that you … state.  Sisters and brothers, congratulations on 50 years of this conference. We owe you a big thank you for all your work over these years! Your theme: “50 Years Later—What’s Going On?” has me thinking about what’s happening across the country right now.  There’s a lot of sadness, vile and hatred. More than 30 people gunned down in less than 24 hours. And dozens more …
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How We Should Rewrite the Rules of NAFTA for Working People

… their economies. Those rules give global corporations strong rights and privileges but don’t contain a single provision to ensure more jobs, better wages, clean air and water, affordable medicines, or any of the other benefits trade is supposed to bring. … By any measure important to working people, NAFTA was a failure . It didn’t raise wages. It didn’t help protect the environment or ensure that people …
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Iowa Teachers Overwhelmingly Reject Attack on Working People

… and faculty rejected the attacks and recertified 13 bargaining units overwhelmingly yesterday. … The new law is designed to make it harder for workers to exercise their freedom to stand together in union. It requires that public sector unions re-certify every time they negotiate a new contract, a …
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Working Women Play Key Role In Nationwide Women's Marches

… … On Saturday, millions of women and men took to the streets across the country in support of women and in opposition to a growing tide of anti-women policies coming out of Washington, D.C., and state capitals. Working families, led by working … events around the country: . @AFLCIO on the front lines of the #WomensMarch fighting for equal rights! Good jobs & the right to form a union is #WhyWeMarch #1u pic.twitter.com/wF9Zxt7GLx — Liz Shuler (@lizshuler) January 21, 2017 The …
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Ending Temporary Protected Status Would Hurt All Working People

… Statement from AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on the administration’s decision to terminate TPS for working people from Nicaragua and leave Honduran TPS holders in limbo: The Temporary Protected Status program has enjoyed bipartisan support for decades because it provides broad benefits to our economy, as well as to people from countries suffering from disasters, violence and upheaval. For the labor movement, … and forcing them into the shadow economy will directly undermine our ability to raise wages and fight for equality at work. America’s unions will stand strong in defense of these hardworking men and women. We urge President Trump to extend …
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Working People Flip State House Seat in Kentucky

… carried 72% of the vote in 2016. … Union members knocked on doors in freezing weather and made phone calls in the district to make sure a real champion for working people would represent them in the state House. The Greater Louisville Central Labor … 2017, the previous state representative in District 49 betrayed the working people of Kentucky by voting for so-called right to work and voting to repeal prevailing wage. Teamsters Local 89 swore on that day we would do everything in our power to flip …
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AFL-CIO Looks Forward to Working with President-Elect Joe Biden

… people decisively rejected the politics of darkness and division and voted in record numbers for public servants who want to join us in writing America’s comeback story.  Let’s be clear: Union voters delivered this election for Biden and Harris. Their message and commitment to create “the most significant pro-labor, pro-worker administration” resonated with our 12.5 million members and 56 … people are made whole, the real rebuilding can begin. We call on Congress to pass and Biden to sign the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act early in 2021 to make sure every worker who wants to form or join a union is able to do so freely …
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What Working People Want from a Supreme Court Nominee

… interest in judicial appointments, as the courts have a significant impact on so many aspects of our lives, including our work lives. The Supreme Court rules on whether we are paid properly for the time we work; we have jobs to return to after caring for a sick family member; we are safe from harmful substances on-the-job; and we are protected from illegal …
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Trumka: Despite Trump, Working People Will Build on Our Successes

… AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka  held a roundtable discussion   Tuesday to reflect on President Donald Trump’s first year in office. Trumka expressed disappointment in the Trump administration's … to live up to his promises, he actively sided with those attacking working people: President Trump said a lot of the right things as a candidate. But his actions haven’t followed suit. There’s been no effort to label China as a currency … his office to actively hurt working people. He has joined with corporations and their political allies to undermine the right of workers to bargain collectively. He has taken money out of our pockets and made our workplaces less safe. He has …