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Glad the Shutdown’s Over? Thank Workers, Not Just Nancy Pelosi

05 Feb, 2019

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05 Feb, 2019

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Glad the Shutdown’s Over? Thank Workers, Not Just Nancy Pelosi

The longest government shutdown in American history is over for now. On Friday afternoon, Donald Trump announced a deal to reopen government for the next three weeks.

Glad the Shutdown’s Over? Thank Workers, Not Just Nancy Pelosi

Nurses Are Calling Out for Job Protections and Marching in the Women's March

25 Jan, 2019

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25 Jan, 2019

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Nurses Are Calling Out for Job Protections and Marching in the Women's March

When women and our allies unite, we build power. That’s true in mass marches and on the job.

Nurses Are Calling Out for Job Protections and Marching in the Women's March

The Government Shutdown Creates Headwinds for Airlines

25 Jan, 2019

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25 Jan, 2019

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The Government Shutdown Creates Headwinds for Airlines

The nation’s airlines are blaming the partial federal government shutdown for putting another dark cloud in their path, with few federal workers and contractors taking to the skies and stalled federal agency approvals causing delays in expansion plans, including Southwest Airlines’ much-anticipat

The Government Shutdown Creates Headwinds for Airlines

Labor Voices: GM Leaves Workers' Futures Uncertain

25 Jan, 2019

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25 Jan, 2019

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Labor Voices: GM Leaves Workers' Futures Uncertain

The focus of General Motors’ November announcement shutting down plants in Lordstown, Ohio; Hamtramck and Warren, Michigan; and Baltimore, Maryland shouldn’t be about money. It should be about people.

Labor Voices: GM Leaves Workers' Futures Uncertain

It’s Not a Shutdown, It’s a Lockout and a Shakedown of Federal Workers

25 Jan, 2019

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25 Jan, 2019

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It’s Not a Shutdown, It’s a Lockout and a Shakedown of Federal Workers

Most media outlets continue to portray the federal “shutdown” as a political fight between a president who once said he would be proud to provoke a standoff and congressional leaders who ha

It’s Not a Shutdown, It’s a Lockout and a Shakedown of Federal Workers

Resources for Furloughed Workers

Resources for Furloughed Workers

25 Jan, 2019

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Resources for Furloughed Workers

United Way, one of the AFL-CIO’s national partners, supports 2-1-1, a free nationwide information and referral line that helps people including furloughed workers find local resources they may be eligible to obtain 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Resources for Furloughed Workers