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17 Oct, 2026

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El Paso Central Labor Union 2026 General Election Endorsements

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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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02 Feb, 2021

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John J. Sweeney (1934-2021), AFL-CIO President Emeritus

John Sweeney, who led an era of transformative change in America’s labor movement, passed away Feb. 1 at the age of 86. Sweeney was one of four children born to Irish immigrants in a working-class Bronx neighborhood shortly after the Great Depression.

John J. Sweeney (1934-2021), AFL-CIO President Emeritus

29 Jan, 2021

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29 Jan, 2021

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How the Coronavirus Pandemic May Be Causing Support of Labor Unions to Rise

“This pandemic has amplified [public support] even more. It showed how helpless workers are without a union. They couldn’t even get PPE and unions were able to get it for them,” says Trumka. “For years and years and years, people that we call ‘essential workers’ were invisible.

How the Coronavirus Pandemic May Be Causing Support of Labor Unions to Rise

29 Jan, 2021

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29 Jan, 2021

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Biden Moves Quickly to Show Union Workers That Democrats Care

Major labor leaders like Richard Trumka, president of the AFL-CIO, are more optimistic about the prospects for organized labor than they’ve been in many years. “I know what he is.

Biden Moves Quickly to Show Union Workers That Democrats Care

28 Jan, 2021

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28 Jan, 2021

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UWUA Family Member Pursuing Master of Public Health; Union Plus Scholarship Deadline This Weekend

The 2021 Union Plus Scholarship application deadline is this Sunday, Jan. 31.

UWUA Family Member Pursuing Master of Public Health; Union Plus Scholarship Deadline This Weekend

27 Jan, 2021

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27 Jan, 2021

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Report: Activision Blizzard Calls Policy To Make Hiring More Diverse ‘Unworkable’

According to AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Liz Shuler, its Rooney Rule proposal is “clearly workable” as evidenced by other big companies that have adopted similar policies.

Report: Activision Blizzard Calls Policy To Make Hiring More Diverse ‘Unworkable’

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El Paso Central Labor Union 2026 General Election Endorsements

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PETITION: Solidarity with Starbucks Workers

John J. Sweeney (1934-2021), AFL-CIO President Emeritus

How the Coronavirus Pandemic May Be Causing Support of Labor Unions to Rise

Biden Moves Quickly to Show Union Workers That Democrats Care

UWUA Family Member Pursuing Master of Public Health; Union Plus Scholarship Deadline This Weekend

Report: Activision Blizzard Calls Policy To Make Hiring More Diverse ‘Unworkable’

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Worker Wins: A Significant Step Forward - Oct 22

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Pittsburgh Regional Transit Workers Ratify New Contract - Oct 22

Do You Have a Vote 2026 Plan? What Working People Are Doing This Week - Oct 21

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Secretary-Treasurer Fred Redmond Speaks at Charlotte Canvass Launch with Roy Cooper and SEIU Leaders - Oct 21

Labor Votes: In the States Roundup - Oct 20

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: President Shuler Joins Arizona Union Members for Tucson Canvass - Oct 20

‘Union Contracts Raise Pay for Workers’: The Working People Weekly List - Oct 19

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Nurses in Wichita Ratify New Contract - Oct 19

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Houston Symphony Musicians Ratify New Four-Year CBA - Oct 16

Worker Wins: A Safe and Secure Workplace - Oct 15

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PETITION: Solidarity with Starbucks Workers

John J. Sweeney (1934-2021), AFL-CIO President Emeritus

How the Coronavirus Pandemic May Be Causing Support of Labor Unions to Rise

Biden Moves Quickly to Show Union Workers That Democrats Care

UWUA Family Member Pursuing Master of Public Health; Union Plus Scholarship Deadline This Weekend

Report: Activision Blizzard Calls Policy To Make Hiring More Diverse ‘Unworkable’

AFL-CIO News Feed

Worker Wins: A Significant Step Forward - Oct 22

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Pittsburgh Regional Transit Workers Ratify New Contract - Oct 22

Do You Have a Vote 2026 Plan? What Working People Are Doing This Week - Oct 21

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Secretary-Treasurer Fred Redmond Speaks at Charlotte Canvass Launch with Roy Cooper and SEIU Leaders - Oct 21

Labor Votes: In the States Roundup - Oct 20

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: President Shuler Joins Arizona Union Members for Tucson Canvass - Oct 20

‘Union Contracts Raise Pay for Workers’: The Working People Weekly List - Oct 19

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Nurses in Wichita Ratify New Contract - Oct 19

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Houston Symphony Musicians Ratify New Four-Year CBA - Oct 16

Worker Wins: A Safe and Secure Workplace - Oct 15