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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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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

08 Dec, 2017

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08 Dec, 2017

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Bank Deregulation Bill Will Leave Taxpayers Holding the Bag

These days, it’s hard to keep straight all of Congress’ efforts to build plutocracy — the further consolidation of the power of the richest Americans at the expense of the rest of us.

Bank Deregulation Bill Will Leave Taxpayers Holding the Bag

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

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Texas AFL-CIO Delegates Pass Resolutions Supporting Immigrants, Calling for ICE Out of Communities at 2026 COPE Convention

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PETITION: Solidarity with Starbucks Workers

Tax Plan’s Biggest Cuts Could Be in Living Standards

Bank Deregulation Bill Will Leave Taxpayers Holding the Bag

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

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We'll Get Through This Together: In the States Roundup - Feb 10

Black History Month Profiles: Chris Puckett - Feb 10

We Will Have a Voice: The Working People Weekly List - Feb 9

Get to Know AFL-CIO's Affiliates: Professional Hockey Players’ Association - Feb 9

Black History Month Profiles: Charlotte James - Feb 9

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: The Columbus Dispatch Newsroom Workers Vote Overwhelmingly to Organize - Feb 9

Super Bowl 2026, Brought to You by Unions - Feb 6

Black History Month Profiles: Scott Brannon - Feb 6

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: UAW Reaches Tentative Agreement with Volkswagen in Chattanooga - Feb 6

Worker Wins: Paving the Way For the Next Group - Feb 5

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Texas AFL-CIO Delegates Pass Resolutions Supporting Immigrants, Calling for ICE Out of Communities at 2026 COPE Convention

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PETITION: Solidarity with Starbucks Workers

Tax Plan’s Biggest Cuts Could Be in Living Standards

Bank Deregulation Bill Will Leave Taxpayers Holding the Bag

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

AFL-CIO News Feed

We'll Get Through This Together: In the States Roundup - Feb 10

Black History Month Profiles: Chris Puckett - Feb 10

We Will Have a Voice: The Working People Weekly List - Feb 9

Get to Know AFL-CIO's Affiliates: Professional Hockey Players’ Association - Feb 9

Black History Month Profiles: Charlotte James - Feb 9

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: The Columbus Dispatch Newsroom Workers Vote Overwhelmingly to Organize - Feb 9

Super Bowl 2026, Brought to You by Unions - Feb 6

Black History Month Profiles: Scott Brannon - Feb 6

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: UAW Reaches Tentative Agreement with Volkswagen in Chattanooga - Feb 6

Worker Wins: Paving the Way For the Next Group - Feb 5