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Pride Month Profiles: Houston Brass-Playing Couple Share a Life in Music

Pride Month Profiles: Houston Brass-Playing Couple Share a Life in Music For Pride Month, the AFL-CIO is spotlighting various LGBTQ+ Americans who have worked and continue to work at the intersection of civil and labor rights. When two of Houston’s busiest brass players, who also happen to be a couple, want to share some downtime together, it can sometimes r […]

Pride Month Profiles: Sandie Carner-Shafran

Pride Month Profiles: Sandie Carner-Shafran For Pride Month, the AFL-CIO is spotlighting various LGBTQ+ Americans who have worked and continue to work at the intersection of civil and labor rights. Today's Pride Month profile is Sandie Carner-Shafran of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT). Sandie Carner-Shafran is a member of the New York State Un […]

Service + Solidarity Spotlight: IBEW Members Build One of the World’s Largest Solar-Storage Projects

Service + Solidarity Spotlight: IBEW Members Build One of the World’s Largest Solar-Storage Projects 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 stor […]

Pride Month Profiles: Anthony McKeever

Pride Month Profiles: Anthony McKeever For Pride Month, the AFL-CIO is spotlighting various LGBTQ+ Americans who have worked and continue to work at the intersection of civil and labor rights. Today's Pride Month profile is Anthony McKeever of UNITE HERE. Anthony McKeever has been a union shop steward for more than 15 years and has helped to negotiate e […]

Pride Month Profiles: Salvador Perez

Pride Month Profiles: Salvador Perez For Pride Month, the AFL-CIO is spotlighting various LGBTQ+ Americans who have worked and continue to work at the intersection of civil and labor rights. Today's Pride Month profile is Salvador Perez of the Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE). Salvador Perez is an accomplished costume designer working in the entertain […]

President of Alliance for Retired Americans Tells Senate Committee Social Security Must Be Expanded

President of Alliance for Retired Americans Tells Senate Committee Social Security Must Be Expanded Robert Roach Jr., president of the Alliance for Retired Americans, testified on June 9 at a Senate Budget Committee hearing focused on expanding Social Security for all beneficiaries. Entitled “Saving Social Security: Expanding Benefits and Demanding the Wealt […]

Pride Month Profiles: Elizabeth Rockett

Pride Month Profiles: Elizabeth Rockett For Pride Month, the AFL-CIO is spotlighting various LGBTQ+ Americans who have worked and continue to work at the intersection of civil and labor rights. Today's Pride Month profile is Elizabeth Rockett of the Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT). Elizabeth Rockett is chair of the newly formed LGBTQ+ core committee […]

Service + Solidarity Spotlight: Secretary-Treasurer Redmond Rallies Poor People’s Campaign

Service + Solidarity Spotlight: Secretary-Treasurer Redmond Rallies Poor People’s Campaign 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. Thousan […]

A More Compassionate America: The Working People Weekly List

A More Compassionate America: 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. AFL-CIO Support for AMFA: “‘We applaud the AFL-CIO for standing by artists and music creators and lending the strengt […]

Pride Month Profiles: Lisa Ohta

Pride Month Profiles: Lisa Ohta For Pride Month, the AFL-CIO is spotlighting various LGBTQ+ Americans who have worked and continue to work at the intersection of civil and labor rights. Today's Pride Month profile is Lisa Ohta of UAW. Lisa Ohta is president of the Association of Legal Aid Attorneys (ALAA), UAW Local 2325, representing more than 2,700 pu […]

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