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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 Responds to Trump Administration’s NLRB Appointments

AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler issued the following statement on President Trump’s nomination of two new members to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), after his 

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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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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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Labor Leaders, Workers Rally to Launch AFL-CIO’s ‘It’s Better in a Union’ Nationwide Bus Tour

The tour will visit 26 states to organize and mobilize for “Freedom, Fairness and Security” 

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AFL-CIO Blasts Supreme Court Ruling Allowing Administration to Move Forward with Firing Thousands of Federal Workers

AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler issued the following statement in response to a Supreme Court order allowing the Trump administration to move forward with Reduction in Force (RIF) plans to fire hundreds of thousands of federal workers while litigation continues:

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AFL-CIO Slams Senate Republicans’ Nearly $5 Trillion Billionaire Giveaway That Devastates Working Families

The AFL-CIO condemned Senate Republicans today for passing a budget reconciliation bill that raises costs on working people, wipes out millions of jobs and rips health care away from 17 million Americans––all to hand billionaires one of the biggest paydays in history. 

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