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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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Liz Shuler delivering a speech at the Better in a Union bus tour kickoff
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AFL-CIO Launches ‘It’s Better in a Union’ Bus Tour to Fight for Freedom, Fairness and Security Across the Nation

On Wednesday, union leaders, members and allies packed together in front of the AFL-CIO headquarters to kick off the nationwide “It’s Better in a Union: Fighting for Freedom, Fairness and Security” bus tour.

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AFL-CIO President on Judge Crawford’s Victory in Wisconsin Supreme Court Election

AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler issued the following statement on Judge Susan Crawford’s victory in the Wisconsin Supreme Court election:

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AFL-CIO President on Federal Collective Bargaining Executive Order: “Very Definition of Union-Busting”

AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler issued the following statement on a new executive

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AFL-CIO President Responds to DOGE Cuts at Department of Labor

AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler issued the following statement on cuts Elon Musk’s DOGE announced to programs at the Department of Labor: 

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AFL-CIO President Responds to DOGE Attacks on Key Labor Rights Federal Agency

AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler issued the following statement on the Trump administration’s decimation of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS), including closing field offices and drastically cutting the agency’s mediators and other staff:

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AFL-CIO President Responds to Executive Order Dismantling the Department of Education

In response to an executive order dismantling the Department of Education, AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler issued the following statement:

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