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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

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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26 Apr, 2018

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26 Apr, 2018

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Labor Voices: We Need Workplace Protections

When we kiss our loved ones’ goodbye to head to work, we don’t expect tragedy. Saturday is Workers Memorial Day, a time for all of us to remember those who went to work but unfortunately never returned home because they lost their lives while on the job.

Labor Voices: We Need Workplace Protections

26 Apr, 2018

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26 Apr, 2018

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Union Win Marks Step Forward for Student Labor Movement

Harvard research and teaching assistants' vote to unionize last week was unique in its scale and drew on a decades-long push to form graduate student unions, according to several labor experts and union organizers.

Union Win Marks Step Forward for Student Labor Movement

17 Apr, 2018

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17 Apr, 2018

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Senate Bill to Curtail Labor Rights on Tribal Land Falls Short

Organized labor managed an increasingly rare feat on Monday — a political victory — when its allies turned back a Senate measure aimed at rolling back labor rights on tribal lands.

Senate Bill to Curtail Labor Rights on Tribal Land Falls Short

12 Apr, 2018

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Mike Siegel for Congress Joins Growing List of Unionized Campaigns

Mike Siegel’s campaign for the 10th Congressional District of Texas has recognized a union to represent its campaign workers, joining a growing movement of political campaigns with unionized staff.

Mike Siegel for Congress Joins Growing List of Unionized Campaigns

11 Apr, 2018

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11 Apr, 2018

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How Does Your State Stack Up on Pay Equity for Women?

The notion of bringing home 80 cents for every dollar pocketed by a man on a national basis is unsettling enough. But it's even more startling when those lost wages are added up.

How Does Your State Stack Up on Pay Equity for Women?

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Black History Month Profiles: Sheila Mott - Feb 13

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Vancouver’s Rio Theatre Workers Ratify First Union Agreement, Secure 6% Across-the-Board Raises - Feb 13

Worker Wins: ‘We Now Have a Voice, Community and Collective Power’ - Feb 12

Black History Month Profiles: Da’Laine Simpson - Feb 12

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: IRC Workers Ratify First Contract Covering Hundreds of Staff Nationwide - Feb 12

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Service & Solidarity Spotlight: USW Approves New Agreement with Libbey Glass; Secures Powerful Wage Increases - Feb 11

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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

Labor Voices: We Need Workplace Protections

Union Win Marks Step Forward for Student Labor Movement

Senate Bill to Curtail Labor Rights on Tribal Land Falls Short

Mike Siegel for Congress Joins Growing List of Unionized Campaigns

How Does Your State Stack Up on Pay Equity for Women?

AFL-CIO News Feed

Black History Month Profiles: Sheila Mott - Feb 13

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Vancouver’s Rio Theatre Workers Ratify First Union Agreement, Secure 6% Across-the-Board Raises - Feb 13

Worker Wins: ‘We Now Have a Voice, Community and Collective Power’ - Feb 12

Black History Month Profiles: Da’Laine Simpson - Feb 12

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: IRC Workers Ratify First Contract Covering Hundreds of Staff Nationwide - Feb 12

Our Voice, Our Power: What Working People Are Doing This Week - Feb 11

Take Action: Are You Better Off Than One Year Ago? - Feb 11

Black History Month Profiles: Kurleigh Tudor - Feb 11

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: USW Approves New Agreement with Libbey Glass; Secures Powerful Wage Increases - Feb 11

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