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How Unions Carried Pennsylvania’s 18th District — and Why the DNC Should Be Paying Attention

Rep.-elect Conor Lamb made national waves with an improbable win last week in Pennsylvania’s 18th Congressional District. He faced down $10 million in outside money funneled to his opponent by corporate and right-wing interests.

How Unions Carried Pennsylvania’s 18th District — and Why the DNC Should Be Paying Attention

Dallas Labor for Progress

Political Meetings Underway

County Commissioner Theresa Daniels dropped by the AFL-CIO office to encourage everyone to attend Democratic Party meetings on Saturday, March 24. “Working families have everything to gain in these elections,” Daniels said.

Dallas Labor for Progress

Today's Working Women Honor Their Courageous Foremothers

Nearly two centuries ago, a group of women and girls—some as young as 12—decided they'd had enough. Laboring in the textile mills of Lowell, Massachusetts, they faced exhausting 14-hour days, abusive supervisors and dangerous working conditions.

Today's Working Women Honor Their Courageous Foremothers

Dallas Labor Will Push for Paid Sick Leave

A strong resolution on paid sick leave for all workers was adopted by the Dallas AFL-CIO Central Labor Council on March 15. Its purpose is to show that the Dallas Central Labor Council supports paid sick days for all workers.

Dallas Labor Will Push for Paid Sick Leave

Texas AFL-CIO Slams Ruling That Lets SB4 Proceed

Texas AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Montserrat Garibay strongly criticized today’s 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that allows most of SB 4 – the racial profiling bill – to take effect:

Texas AFL-CIO Slams Ruling That Lets SB4 Proceed