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AFL-CIO, 26 Labor Unions Demand USDA Release SNAP Contingency Funds, Protect 90K Jobs

Trump administration blocks more than $5 billion in SNAP contingency funds, jeopardizing thousands of jobs (Washington, D.C.) –– In a new letter , the AFL-CIO and 26 labor unions demand Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins immediately release more than $5 billion in SNAP contingency funds
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AFL-CIO Demands Lawmakers Stop Playing Political Games, Pay ALL Impacted Workers During Shutdown

The nation’s largest labor federation reminds Congress, “Workers and their families should not be used as pawns.” Full text of letter to Senators (Washington, D.C.) —As the government shutdown drags into its fourth week, 1.4 million federal workers and at least 1 million federal contractors have
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Shutdown Excuses Don’t Add Up: Trump Having ‘Fun’ with Overseas Bailouts, Punishing Workers at Home

Over two weeks into the shutdown, more than 2 million workers have missed a paycheck. Of those, 750,000 are locked out of their jobs and 1.4 million are doing their jobs without pay. Meanwhile, the president continues to refuse to do his. As millions of Americans open letters warning of health care cost spikes they can’t afford, the White House reports President Trump is having “fun.”
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AFL-CIO Blasts New Trump Administration Union-Busting Executive Order Issued Ahead of Labor Day

AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler issued the following statement in response to a new executive order from

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AFL-CIO President: ‘The State of Our Unions Is Under Attack and Fighting Back’

The leader of the nation’s largest labor federation emphasized, ‘Working people are going to save ourselves,’ in third   annual address

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AFL-CIO on Trump’s Attempted Illegal Firing of Fed Board Member Lisa Cook

In response to President Trump's attempt to illegally fire Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler released the following statement: 

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AFL-CIO Slams Stop-Work Order for Revolution Wind

AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler issued the following statement in response to the Trump administration ordering work to stop on the Revolution Wind energy project off the coast of Rhode Island, which has employed more than 1,000 union members to date:

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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.

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AFL-CIO Responds to Trump Administration’s Federal Escalation in D.C.

AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler and AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Fred Redmond issued the following statement on the Trump administration’s takeover of the Metropolitan Police Department and deployment of the National Guard in the District of Columbia:  

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