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AFL-CIO Observes International Human Rights Day

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21, Apr, 2020

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20, Apr, 2020

Putting Profits Over People': Unions Warn New COVID-19 Guidance From Trump CDC Endangers Frontline Workers

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The New Front-Line Coronavirus Workers: Grocery Clerks, Delivery Drivers

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27, Mar, 2020

It’s Time for A Higher Minimum Wage in North Carolina

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27, Feb, 2020

Trump Betrays His Promise to Protect and Fight for American Workers

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