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Minority Workers See Highest Levels of Unemployment from COVID-19 Crisis

05 Jun, 2020

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05 Jun, 2020

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Minority Workers See Highest Levels of Unemployment from COVID-19 Crisis

NPR's David Greene talks to NPR's Scott Horsley and William Spriggs, chief economist for the AFL-CIO, about the pandemic's effect on joblessness — especially on minority employees. SPRIGGS: Well, in this case, it's, for the Hispanic community, the industries in which they dominate.

Minority Workers See Highest Levels of Unemployment from COVID-19 Crisis

Trumka, Other Labor Leaders, Commit Unions to the Fight Against Racism

04 Jun, 2020

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04 Jun, 2020

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Trumka, Other Labor Leaders, Commit Unions to the Fight Against Racism

Declaring that working people are saying, “We’ve had enough,” AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka said unions will continue the fight to root out systemic racism in the U.S.

Trumka, Other Labor Leaders, Commit Unions to the Fight Against Racism

Trump, Congress Face Huge Economic Decisions Over Aid as Country Is Rocked by Protests

02 Jun, 2020

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02 Jun, 2020

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Trump, Congress Face Huge Economic Decisions Over Aid as Country Is Rocked by Protests

AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka argued that the GOP’s reluctance to act quickly on another expansive relief bill would become unsustainable. “The pressure is building on them.

Trump, Congress Face Huge Economic Decisions Over Aid as Country Is Rocked by Protests

Trump’s OSHA Endangers Workers And The Economic Recovery

30 May, 2020

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30 May, 2020

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Trump’s OSHA Endangers Workers And The Economic Recovery

Nurses and other health care worker advocates and the labor movement represented by the AFL-CIO filed legal charges against the government to require mandated COVID-19 -related standards.

Trump’s OSHA Endangers Workers And The Economic Recovery

‘Out of money by early fall’: Postal Unions Press for Pandemic Relief

27 May, 2020

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27 May, 2020

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‘Out of money by early fall’: Postal Unions Press for Pandemic Relief

Postal union officials called for more financial support in upcoming COVID-relief packages on Wednesday, warning that the agency could run out of money by the end of September and disrupt essential services.

‘Out of money by early fall’: Postal Unions Press for Pandemic Relief

We Are Proud to Endorse Joe Biden for President

We Are Proud to Endorse Joe Biden for President

26 May, 2020

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We Are Proud to Endorse Joe Biden for President

The path to the presidency runs through the labor movement. And with the full force and unmatched reach of our political program, we are ready to pave that road for our friend Joe Biden.

We Are Proud to Endorse Joe Biden for President