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Anti-union South Carolina Republican Gov. Nikki Haley used a significant portion of her annual State of the State address Wednesday night to attack workers trying to organize with the IAM at Boeing’s North Charleston, SC plant. Haley, as she has numerous times as governor, showed no respect for the federally-protected rights of workers in her
Read moreLast night in his State of the Union address, President Obama told Americans that “we should write [the] rules” for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). Today is your chance. Add your voice to the many thousands to tell Congress “Say No to Fast Track” today in a national call-in event. Use the AFL-CIO’s toll-free hotline, 1-855-712-8441,
Read moreAtlanta-based Delta Flight Attendant Spencer Hayes brought the crowd to its feet at the AFL-CIO’s 2015 MLK Civil and Human Rights Conference in Atlanta as he passionately spoke about the Delta Flight Attendants’ historic movement to attain collective bargaining rights at Delta Air Lines. At the AFL-CIO’s annual event commemorating Martin Luther King Jr.’s labor
Read moreWorking Americans will be listening closely as President Obama delivers his State of the Union address Tuesday evening at 9 p.m. ET. They are looking for the President to outline a concrete plan to raise stagnating wages, defend their right to collectively bargain, protect U.S. jobs from reckless trade deals, and more. The past year
Read moreAdd your voice to the many thousands to tell Congress “Say No to Fast Track” on Wednesday, January 21 in a national call-in event. Use the AFLCIO’s toll-free hotline, 1-855-712-8441, to get connected to your Representative. Tell your Representative to vote “No” on Fast Track Trade Authority because Fast Track will allow more of the
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