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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.

No Contract, No Coffee

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17 Jan, 2018

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17 Jan, 2018

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Working People Are Watching, Mr. President

To Washington, D.C. insiders, this month’s budget negotiations are just the latest partisan exercise in a series of manufactured crises that too often result in short-term solutions. But for those who live and work outside of the Beltway bubble, much more is at stake.

Working People Are Watching, Mr. President

12 Jan, 2018

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Protect Us From Voter Purges

Imagine this: It's Sunday morning and you walk into the church you grew up attending. You have not been to service in a few years.

Protect Us From Voter Purges

09 Jan, 2018

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09 Jan, 2018

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Trump May Force 200,000 Salvadorans to Leave the U.S.

The Trump administration announced Monday that it will terminate the provisional residency permits of about 200,000 Salvadorans who have lived in the country since at least 2001, leaving them to face deportation.

Trump May Force 200,000 Salvadorans to Leave the U.S.

03 Jan, 2018

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03 Jan, 2018

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Northeast Semi-Supersonic Train to be Union Built

The developers of a train that would travel nearly half the speed of sound and get passengers from New York to Washington, D.C., in about an hour signed a memorandum of understanding to only use union labor on the project.

Northeast Semi-Supersonic Train to be Union Built

13 Dec, 2017

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13 Dec, 2017

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Tax Plan’s Biggest Cuts Could Be in Living Standards

A decade ago or so, the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center and the liberal-leaning Center on Budget and Policy Priorities estimated that making the Bush tax cuts permanent — rather than letting them expire in 2010 — would increase the after-tax

Tax Plan’s Biggest Cuts Could Be in Living Standards

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Texas AFL-CIO COPE Announces 2026 Primary Election Endorsements

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PETITION: Solidarity with Starbucks Workers

Working People Are Watching, Mr. President

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Trump May Force 200,000 Salvadorans to Leave the U.S.

Northeast Semi-Supersonic Train to be Union Built

Tax Plan’s Biggest Cuts Could Be in Living Standards

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Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Build a Bear...and a Union! Workers File to Join UFCW Local 655 - Jan 23

Worker Wins: A Rising Tide Lifts All Boats - Jan 22

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: The Courier-Journal Journalists Ratify First Contract; Secure Raises, New Workplace Protections - Jan 22

No Work Is Insignificant: What Working People Are Doing This Week - Jan 21

In First Year of Second Term, Trump Governed for and by Billionaire CEOs and Big Tech Companies - Jan 21

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: AFSCME Local 328 Members at OHSU Overwhelmingly Approve Contract, Setting Stage for $25 Minimum Hourly Wage by 2028 - Jan 21

2026 MLK Conference Attendees Ready to Continue Fighting for Dr. King’s Vision - Jan 20

Dignity and Importance: In the States Roundup - Jan 20

Get to Know AFL-CIO's Affiliates: Major League Soccer Players Association - Jan 20

Making Safer Workplaces: The Working People Weekly List - Jan 20

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PETITION: Solidarity with Starbucks Workers

Working People Are Watching, Mr. President

Protect Us From Voter Purges

Trump May Force 200,000 Salvadorans to Leave the U.S.

Northeast Semi-Supersonic Train to be Union Built

Tax Plan’s Biggest Cuts Could Be in Living Standards

AFL-CIO News Feed

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Build a Bear...and a Union! Workers File to Join UFCW Local 655 - Jan 23

Worker Wins: A Rising Tide Lifts All Boats - Jan 22

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: The Courier-Journal Journalists Ratify First Contract; Secure Raises, New Workplace Protections - Jan 22

No Work Is Insignificant: What Working People Are Doing This Week - Jan 21

In First Year of Second Term, Trump Governed for and by Billionaire CEOs and Big Tech Companies - Jan 21

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: AFSCME Local 328 Members at OHSU Overwhelmingly Approve Contract, Setting Stage for $25 Minimum Hourly Wage by 2028 - Jan 21

2026 MLK Conference Attendees Ready to Continue Fighting for Dr. King’s Vision - Jan 20

Dignity and Importance: In the States Roundup - Jan 20

Get to Know AFL-CIO's Affiliates: Major League Soccer Players Association - Jan 20

Making Safer Workplaces: The Working People Weekly List - Jan 20