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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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Secretary-Treasurer Redmond Rides into Chicago with Busload of Solidarity for Local Strikes
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Secretary-Treasurer Redmond Rides into Chicago with Busload of Solidarity for Local Strikes

The AFL-CIO "It's Better In a Union" bus tour arrived in Chicago this week, joining multiple union strike line actions to support workers in the Windy City fighting for respect and dignity at work.

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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 Tour Bus Stops in Navajo Nation for Union Fair

The AFL-CIO “It’s Better In a Union” bus tour made an appearance Monday at a labor union fair organized by the Nal-NiSHii Federation of Labor in Window Rock, Arizona. This was the first event of its kind organized by the Nal-NiSHii for the Navajo community.

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Organizers rallying in Iowa on the Better In a Union Bus Tour
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AFL-CIO Tour Bus Joins AFSCME in Iowa to Hold Lawmakers Accountable

The “It’s Better In a Union” bus tour

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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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