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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 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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AFL-CIO President Responds to Department of Education Reduction in Force Announcement

In response to the U.S.

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AFL-CIO: Ending Collective Bargaining at TSA Is a ‘Dangerous’ Move that Would Put Lives at Risk

AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler issued the following statement in response to the Trump administration announcing it

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AFL-CIO President Applauds Court Victory for Illegally Fired NLRB Member Gwynne Wilcox

AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler issued the following statement in response to a ruling from the U.S.

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Unions Expand Suit to Block Elon Musk from Accessing Private Data at DOL, HHS and CFPB

(Washington, D.C.)—A coalition of the AFL-CIO, unions, an economic think tank and partner organizations filed an amended lawsuit to protect the

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