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AFL-CIO Bus Tour in Philadelphia
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AFL-CIO Bus Tour Stops in Philadelphia as Teachers Prepare to Strike; Travels to Long Beach to Defend VA Union Contracts

The AFL-CIO “It’s Better In a Union” bus made two powerful stops on Friday as its nationwide tour rolls on. In Philadelphia, the bus tour joined the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers (PFT) at its last strike preparation gathering before the new school year begins; in Long Beach California, it
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AFL-CIO Bus in Bakersfield and Wilkes-Barre
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AFL-CIO Bus Tour Fights Back Against Medicaid and Social Security Cuts with Nurses in Bakersfield and AFGE in Wilkes-Barre

On Thursday, the AFL-CIO’s “It’s Better In a Union” bus tour stopped by a California Nurses Association/National Nurses United (CNA/NNU) townhall in Bakersfield, California , as well as a rally with AFGE in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania . In Bakersfield, local elected officials, union allies and
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AFSCME Arizona at AFL-CIO Bus Tour Stop
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AFSCME Members Hold Arizona Lawmakers Accountable for Budget Votes at AFL-CIO Bus Tour Stop

The “It’s Better In a Union” tour bus made a stop in Phoenix on Wednesday for a press conference where labor leaders, AFSCME members, retirees and Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes called for Reps.

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AFL-CIO Condemns Union-Busting at Veterans Affairs

AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler issued the following statement on the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announcement it was terminating the union cont

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AFL-CIO Statement on Trump Administration Repeal of EPA Endangerment Finding

This week, the Trump administration announced that it is repealing a benchmark legal finding: the Environmental Protection Agency’s ‘Endangerment F

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Labor Federation, Unions File New Lawsuit to Defend Federal Workers’ Collective Bargaining Rights

Organizations representing working people across the federal government, including professional and technical employees, overseas teachers, and workers in shipbuilding, maritime and construction trades, 

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AFL-CIO Announces Workers’ Labor Day ‘Workers Deserve’ Week of Action

(Washington, D.C.)—Today, the AFL-CIO announced Workers Deserve, a Workers’ Labor Day week of action.

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Fred Redmond speaking at Better in a Union Bus Tour
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AFL-CIO Bus Tour Stops at NAACP Convention in Charlotte to Highlight ‘Fierce Urgency’ of Worker Solidarity

The “It’s Better in a Union” bus tour stopped in Charlotte, North Carolina, yesterday at the NAACP’s national convention to participate in a rousing press conference with labor leaders, union members and NAACP leadership. 

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