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Service + Solidarity Spotlight: Philadelphia's APRI Chapter Organizes Food Drive

Service + Solidarity Spotlight: Philadelphia's APRI Chapter Organizes Food Drive APRI The Philadelphia chapter of the A. Philip Randolph Institute (APRI) organized a food distribution for the suburbs of Collingdale and Darby Township, Pennsylvania. Community volunteers joined with members of APRI—including National Vice President Richard Womack (CWA) an […]

On the Road to Helping Union Families

On the Road to Helping Union Families BCTGM Driving two 26-foot trucks packed with food, members of the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers (BCTGM) Local 6 set out on the road to bring urgently needed food relief to union families in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. They started their journey in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, on May 26, loading up […]

#MemorialDay2020: In the States Roundup

#MemorialDay2020: In the States Roundup AFL-CIO It's time once again to take a look at the ways working people are making progress in the states. Click on any of the links to follow the state federations on Twitter. California Labor Federation: Instead of providing drivers with a livable wage & the basic protections that all workers deserve during t […]

Labor Radio–Podcast Weekly: Immigrant Solidarity, Oral History and More

Labor Radio–Podcast Weekly: Immigrant Solidarity, Oral History and More Labor Radio-Podcast Weekly The latest episode of the "Labor Radio–Podcast Weekly" features immigrant solidarity, oral history and more. This week’s highlights from labor radio and podcast shows focusing on working people include: “You know, I'm not just the epithet that th […]

Save the News: Meet Andy Nguyen

Save the News: Meet Andy Nguyen The NewsGuild-CWA member Andy Nguyen didn’t think he was going to lose his job when he received the email for the “all-staff” meeting. But that is exactly what happened. Dozens of journalists got laid off, including him, because of the financial effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Learn more about how journalists and the whole j […]

Chinese American UNITE HERE Member Shares Her COVID-19 Story

Chinese American UNITE HERE Member Shares Her COVID-19 Story This week we are lifting up Andee Huang, a laid-off Chinese American hotel worker from Boston and a member of UNITE HERE Local 26. She'd been working at the Westin Boston Waterfront for 13 years. Ever since she and all her co-workers lost their jobs in March, Huang has been helping other worke […]

Service + Solidarity: Meet Jennifer Cody

Service + Solidarity: Meet Jennifer Cody Jennifer Cody is an actress from New York and a member of the Actors' Equity. Her industry is 100% unemployed because of the COVID-19 pandemic, and Broadway is closed for the indefinite future. Learn more about how dancers, singers and the rest of her community are affected during these dangerous times. Kenneth Q […]

Maine AFL-CIO Is Using All the Digital Tools in Its Toolbox to Help Workers

Maine AFL-CIO Is Using All the Digital Tools in Its Toolbox to Help Workers Maine AFL-CIO With unprecedented numbers of Mainers out of work due to the coronavirus pandemic, the state’s labor movement is deploying digital tools in innovative ways to help workers who are being impacted by COVID-19. The Maine AFL-CIO is using a full range of online platforms to […]

Service + Solidarity Spotlight: Mine Workers Stand with Navajo People

Service + Solidarity Spotlight: Mine Workers Stand with Navajo People AFL-CIO During the COVID-19 pandemic, working people across the United States have stepped up to help out their friends, neighbors and communities. In our new Service + Solidarity Spotlight series, we'll showcase one of those stories every day. Here's today's story. Mine Wor […]

Labor Radio–Podcast Weekly: Essential Workers Bill of Rights, Kooper Caraway and More

Labor Radio–Podcast Weekly: Essential Workers Bill of Rights, Kooper Caraway and More Labor Radio-Podcast Weekly The latest episode of the Labor Radio-Podcast Weekly features an Essential Workers Bill of Rights, Kooper Caraway and more. This week’s highlights include: Belabored: Sarah Jaffe and Michelle Chen report on school employees in Minnesota fighting f […]

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