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Historic Moment in the South: Chattanooga Autoworkers Vote to Strike for a Fair Contract

Chattanooga Central Labor Council pledges full support for Volkswagen workers in their fight for family-sustaining wages and benefits Chattanooga, TN — The workers have spoken. Just as they bravely voted in 2024 to form a union with the United Auto Workers (UAW), a majority of Volkswagen employees
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AFL-CIO Leaders Say Unions Have a Role In Saving the Country

In speeches and in press releases over the last year, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka has pointed out that unions are uniquely qualified by their very nature to lead the country out of what he has called a “dark period,” a time when hateful speech and vitriol emanate from the White House and are

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Amid Game Industry Layoffs, AFL-CIO Says It’s Time for Workers to Organize

Amid Game Industry Layoffs, AFL-CIO Says It’s Time for Workers to Organize

On Feb. 15, just days after massive layoffs at Activision Blizzard, the AFL-CIO issued a powerful public statement of support to game developers in the United States. Its message, published in an open letter at Kotaku, was both simple and profound.
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Congress and White House Agree on Infrastructure, But Need a Way to Pay for It

Virtually everyone on Capitol Hill and in the White House seems to agree that the nation’s infrastructure needs immediate federal investment, and on Wednesday the call in the House and Senate was renewed: Figure out how to pay for it....

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