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February 3, 2010 – The recent Republican win in the race for a Massachusetts Senate seat, which belonged to Sen. Ted Kennedy for decades, sent shockwaves throughout the Democratic Party. Surprisingly labor voters there sent a strong message to pro-labor Democrats in Congress, that Americans expect them to deliver on working-class promises now…or else!
Read moreJanuary 26, 2010 – Many union members won’t take a day off like the Martin Luther King holiday. Rather, a lot of them take a day on…volunteering and giving back to those communities that have given them so much.
Read moreJanuary 22, 2010 – Nearly 50 years ago in Greensboro, North Carolina, a movement began that changed America. Forever linking together the Civil Rights and Labor Movements.
Read moreJanuary 13, 2010 – The Afl-CIO’s President, Richard Trumka, spoke at the National Press Club in Washington this week to let lawmakers know that America’s working class is tired of talk and ready for action.
Read moreJanuary 8, 2009 – The cut flower industry is, well, blooming. That’s good news for company owners and even consumers but for workers it means more risk, longer hours and less pay.
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