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03 Sep, 2026

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16 union-first candidates on November ballot chart a new path for Texas politics

11 Aug, 2026

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Back to School: Texas AFL-CIO Announces $37.5K Awarded for College & Career-Building Scholarships in 2026

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PETITION: Solidarity with Starbucks Workers

Starbucks workers in 60-plus cities are on strike for a fair contract! Baristas at corporate stores are fighting for better pay, fair scheduling and respect on the job. We stand in solidarity with Starbucks workers.

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14 Nov, 2017

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14 Nov, 2017

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Washington State’s Innovative Aerospace Apprenticeship Program Touted

As National Apprenticeship Week kicks off, a new report from the Working for America Institute and Jobs With Justice Education Fund profiles a Washington state apprenticeship program as a suc

Washington State’s Innovative Aerospace Apprenticeship Program Touted

02 Nov, 2017

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02 Nov, 2017

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Democrats Have An Ambitious Plan To Help Rebuild Labor Unions

As a pillar of the Democratic Party, unions have wanted for years to see mainstream Democrats push for major reforms to the law that would rejuvenate the ranks of organized labor.

Democrats Have An Ambitious Plan To Help Rebuild Labor Unions

05 Oct, 2017

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05 Oct, 2017

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AFL-CIO, Several Unions Send Volunteers to Puerto Rico

Some 275 volunteers – pilots, mechanics, flight attendants and other workers – took off from Newark International Airport on October 4 on a union-sponsored relief mission to hurricane-smashed Puerto Rico, the AFL-CIO announced.

AFL-CIO, Several Unions Send Volunteers to Puerto Rico

29 Sep, 2017

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29 Sep, 2017

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Students Work Together to Create Change at Nike

In a powerful illustration of the ability of grassroots activists to challenge corporate power, United Students Against Sweatshops, the nation’s leading student organization focused on issues of worker rights and economic justice, has just scored a crucial victory over the world’s biggest s

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27 Sep, 2017

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A Tax Plan That Works For the People, Not Wall Street

Working people are tired of hearing how tax giveaways for Wall Street billionaires and corporations will supposedly trickle down to the rest of us.

A Tax Plan That Works For the People, Not Wall Street

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PETITION: Solidarity with Starbucks Workers

Washington State’s Innovative Aerospace Apprenticeship Program Touted

Democrats Have An Ambitious Plan To Help Rebuild Labor Unions

AFL-CIO, Several Unions Send Volunteers to Puerto Rico

Students Work Together to Create Change at Nike

A Tax Plan That Works For the People, Not Wall Street

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‘Politicians Need to Center Workers and Kitchen Table Issues’: The Working People Weekly List - Sep 14

College Athletes or Big Bosses? - Sep 14

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Transit Workers in Augusta, Georgia, Ratify New Three-Year Contract with Major Raises and Improved Benefits - Sep 14

Working People Remember 9/11 - Sep 11

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Arizona Theatre Company Workers Ratify First Contract with IATSE; Secure Wage Increases, Other Benefits - Sep 11

Worker Wins: Perseverance and Solidarity - Sep 10

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: USW Secures New Collective Bargaining Agreement with Rocky Mountain Steel Mills - Sep 10

Celebrating Labor Day: What Working People Are Doing This Week - Sep 9

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Union Journalists at Forbes Win First Contract with Editorial Integrity and Job Security Protections - Sep 9

Happy Labor Day: In the States Roundup - Sep 8

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PETITION: Solidarity with Starbucks Workers

Washington State’s Innovative Aerospace Apprenticeship Program Touted

Democrats Have An Ambitious Plan To Help Rebuild Labor Unions

AFL-CIO, Several Unions Send Volunteers to Puerto Rico

Students Work Together to Create Change at Nike

A Tax Plan That Works For the People, Not Wall Street

AFL-CIO News Feed

‘Politicians Need to Center Workers and Kitchen Table Issues’: The Working People Weekly List - Sep 14

College Athletes or Big Bosses? - Sep 14

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Transit Workers in Augusta, Georgia, Ratify New Three-Year Contract with Major Raises and Improved Benefits - Sep 14

Working People Remember 9/11 - Sep 11

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Arizona Theatre Company Workers Ratify First Contract with IATSE; Secure Wage Increases, Other Benefits - Sep 11

Worker Wins: Perseverance and Solidarity - Sep 10

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: USW Secures New Collective Bargaining Agreement with Rocky Mountain Steel Mills - Sep 10

Celebrating Labor Day: What Working People Are Doing This Week - Sep 9

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Union Journalists at Forbes Win First Contract with Editorial Integrity and Job Security Protections - Sep 9

Happy Labor Day: In the States Roundup - Sep 8