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Next Up: Young Workers’ Summit, Sept. 29-Oct. 2

Published 30 Aug, 2011 Building on the success of the inaugural AFL-CIO Young Workers Summit last year, hundreds of young workers, activists and leaders will come together Sept. 29-Oct. 2 in Minneapolis for the Next Up Young Workers Summit. This Next Up gathering of young workers is part of the AFL-CIO’s long-term outreach to workers…

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Obama Calls for Passage of Transportation and FAA Bills

Published 31 Aug, 2011 An estimated 1 million workers will lose their jobs in one year if Congress does not pass a clean extension for the Surface Transportation and for the Federal Aviation Administration bills said President Obama today during his press conference on America’s infrastructure.  Obama, joined by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, Secretary of…

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Appreciate Labor this Weekend

Published 03 Sep, 2011 “Which Side Are You On?” is a song written in 1931 by Florence Reece, the wife of an organizer for the United Mine Workers. “It seems like it’s illegal to fight for the union anymore,” is a lyric that feels very current. Even the right to collectively bargain is under attack…

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Labor Day 2011: The Fight Continues

Published 03 Sep, 2011 Dear Sisters and Brothers, This Labor Day as thousands march in parades around the country, we know that we are in the fight of our lives. As TWU members, we have not only built America, but “We Move America.”  As we celebrate this Labor Day we are faced with the reality…

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