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11 Sep, 2018

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11 Sep, 2018

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Houston AFSCME Member Confronts Hurricane Harvey Floods with Union Plus Disaster Relief Grant

AFSCME Local 123 member Demond Stanley used the Union Plus Disaster Relief Grant after catastrophic Hurricane Harvey to assist with damage to his Houston home.

Houston AFSCME Member Confronts Hurricane Harvey Floods with Union Plus Disaster Relief Grant

06 Sep, 2018

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06 Sep, 2018

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In Labor-friendly Seattle, Unions Push for New Territory

As Labor Day approached, the movement that created the holiday flexed its muscle in Seattle, where the landscape has been transformed in the last few years by labor-backed measures protecting and compensating people like in few other places across the country.

In Labor-friendly Seattle, Unions Push for New Territory

06 Sep, 2018

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06 Sep, 2018

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Is Trump a Champion of Workers? His Anti-union Policies Indicate Otherwise

President Donald Trump has presented himself as a champion of the American worker and vowed to restore

Is Trump a Champion of Workers? His Anti-union Policies Indicate Otherwise

04 Sep, 2018

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04 Sep, 2018

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Working People Must Have A Voice In Our Future

For generations America’s promise has been that opportunity to create a better life for your family awaits if you work hard and play by the rules. But this Labor Day, that promise is more out of reach than ever for an increasing number of people.

Working People Must Have A Voice In Our Future

04 Sep, 2018

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04 Sep, 2018

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A Look at Labor Conditions and the New South's Historic Ties to Organization

It's 1929, and workers in the Loray Mill in Gastonia have unanimously decided to strike after work conditions in the mill have gotten worse over time, thanks to management's efforts to reduce operating costs.

A Look at Labor Conditions and the New South's Historic Ties to Organization

31 Aug, 2018

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Tefere Gebre’s American journey: From refugee camp to labor leader

Gebre was still a boy when he was forced to flee Ethiopia, a country that suffered political turmoil and famine during the 1980s. “People were getting murdered on the streets by the government,” Gebre says.

Tefere Gebre’s American journey: From refugee camp to labor leader

29 Aug, 2018

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29 Aug, 2018

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Americans Are Making Less Money Despite Trump’s Promises

President Donald Trump heads into a midterm referendum on his presidency showing no real progress on a core promise: to raise the wages of America’s “forgotten man and woman.”

Americans Are Making Less Money Despite Trump’s Promises

27 Aug, 2018

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27 Aug, 2018

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Marijuana Retailer is Tirst to Unionize in Washington State

One of Washingon’s largest licensed marijuana retailers has inked a union contract to cover 134 workers at five locations, helping it provide employee benefits while navigating the difficult waters of federal law.

Marijuana Retailer is Tirst to Unionize in Washington State

27 Aug, 2018

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27 Aug, 2018

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Study: Construction Workers are Uniquely at Risk for Heroin Overdoses

Officials in the building trades say their members, who take physically demanding jobs and risk serious injuries that often require pain medication, are uniquely predisposed to addiction.

Study: Construction Workers are Uniquely at Risk for Heroin Overdoses

27 Aug, 2018

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Trump’s Power to Fire Federal Workers Curtailed by Judge

A federal district judge in Washington struck down most of the key provisions of three executive orders that President Trump signed in late May that would have made it

Trump’s Power to Fire Federal Workers Curtailed by Judge