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Service + Solidarity Spotlight: On Black Friday, Workers Around the World Demand That We ‘Make Amazon Pay’ Working people across the United States have stepped up to help out our friends, neighbors and communities during these trying times. In our regular Service + Solidarity Spotlight series, we’ll showcase one of these stories every day. Here’s […]
Never Bet Against Workers: The Working People Weekly List Every week, we bring you a roundup of the top news and commentary about issues and events important to working families. Here’s the latest edition of the Working People Weekly List. Apprenticeships Provide Skills for Longterm Employment: “Last week, the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy hopefully […]
National Native American Heritage Month Profiles: Irene Gonzalez Throughout National Native American Heritage Month, the AFL-CIO will be profiling leaders and activists to spotlight the diverse contributions Native Americans have made to the labor movement and toward expanding the rights of working people. Today’s profile features Irene Gonzalez of AFSCME. Irene Gonzalez, vice president with the […]
Service + Solidarity Spotlight: Labor Movement Strongly Condemns Mike Pompeo’s Disgusting Assault on America’s Educators Working people across the United States have stepped up to help out our friends, neighbors and communities during these trying times. In our regular Service + Solidarity Spotlight series, we’ll showcase one of these stories every day. Here’s today’s story. […]
National Native American Heritage Month Profiles: Laurita Curley Throughout National Native American Heritage Month, the AFL-CIO will be profiling leaders and activists to spotlight the diverse contributions Native Americans have made to the labor movement and toward expanding the rights of working people. Today’s profile features Laurita Curley, an airway transportation system specialist at the Federal […]