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AFL-CIO Chief Warns Red to Blue Candidates That Being a Democrat Isn’t Enough

16 Jul, 2018

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16 Jul, 2018

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AFL-CIO Chief Warns Red to Blue Candidates That Being a Democrat Isn’t Enough

House Democratic candidates in town this week for training at the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in Washington got a visit from AFL-CIO President Richard L. Trumka for some tips on how they can win back working-class voters.

AFL-CIO Chief Warns Red to Blue Candidates That Being a Democrat Isn’t Enough

Belabored Podcast #155: The Future of Collective Action

16 Jul, 2018

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16 Jul, 2018

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Belabored Podcast #155: The Future of Collective Action

In the belly of the political beast in DC, grassroots organizers gathered at AFL-CIO headquarters to discuss collective action under Trump, beyond the beltway.

Belabored Podcast #155: The Future of Collective Action

Rebuilding Power in Open-Shop America: A Labor Notes Guide

03 Jul, 2018

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03 Jul, 2018

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Rebuilding Power in Open-Shop America: A Labor Notes Guide

The moment you may have been dreading arrived June 27, when the Supreme Court imposed the open shop on the public sector nationwide with its decision in Janus v. AFSCME District 31.

Rebuilding Power in Open-Shop America: A Labor Notes Guide

Despite setbacks and high court’s ruling, unions show spark

29 Jun, 2018

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29 Jun, 2018

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Despite setbacks and high court’s ruling, unions show spark

Their membership has been declining for decades. They’ve been bedeviled by crippling new laws, and by a devastating U.S. Supreme Court decision just this week. From all appearances, it would seem that labor unions are an endangered species.

Despite setbacks and high court’s ruling, unions show spark

Supreme Court won't have the last word on worker rights

29 Jun, 2018

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29 Jun, 2018

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Supreme Court won't have the last word on worker rights

In Janus v. AFSCME, the US Supreme Court's conservative 5-4 majority held that public employees cannot be required by state law to pay a fair share of the cost of services that unions must provide members and nonmembers alike.

Supreme Court won't have the last word on worker rights

Supreme Court Conservatives Crush Workers, Again

29 Jun, 2018

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29 Jun, 2018

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Supreme Court Conservatives Crush Workers, Again

The radical conservatives on the U.S. Supreme Court have twice now in two months ganged up on working Americans, denying them their right to band together to achieve mutual goals.   

Supreme Court Conservatives Crush Workers, Again