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Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Prayer Breakfast

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Protect Workers’ Retirements from Wall Street’s Crypto Gambling

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PETITION: Solidarity with Starbucks Workers

Starbucks workers in 60-plus cities are on strike for a fair contract! Baristas at corporate stores are fighting for better pay, fair scheduling and respect on the job. We stand in solidarity with Starbucks workers.

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The Millennialization of American Labor

On May 4, 1886, thousands of workers rallied together in Chicago’s Haymarket Square to campaign for an eight-hour workday—initiating a tradition of protest for some of the most basic human rights.

08, May, 2019

Wake-up Call for Corporate America

On April 11, at 1:15 p.m., the 31,000 workers at Stop & Shop, the largest supermarket chain in New England, walked off the job to protest proposed cuts to their health care, wages, and retirement.

07, May, 2019

Unions Are on Frontlines of Fight Against Inequality

Stop & Shop’s stores were ghost towns during the recent strike.

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AFL-CIO News Feed

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