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Union Family Member Aspires to Become Orthopedic Surgeon; Union Plus Scholarship Application Deadline Is Jan. 31

Makaelah Murray, a student athlete at Howard University in Washington, D.C., is among the 2020 Union Plus Scholarship winners. Murray is a biology major at Howard and a member of the women’s soccer program.

21, Jan, 2021

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Watch This Years MLK Day Labor Human Rights Virtual Observance Now

Last Friday, we had the honor of hosting former Atlanta Mayor/US Congressmember/UN Ambassador Andrew Young, Jr. and Retired Founding President of the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists William Lucy (who coined the iconic Civil Rights movement slogan, "I Am A Man!").

21, Jan, 2021

Trumka: 'Biden is committed' to strengthening unions

AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka discusses why America needs a strong labor movement and how the Biden administration is committed to strengthening unions.

21, Jan, 2021

Biden must pass the Protecting the Right to Organize Act

So America today needs more than anything solidarity and human dignity — the church's core teachings.

13, Jan, 2021

Democracy and the labor movement are one and the same

Our Constitution says that after a presidential election, Congress shall meet on Jan. 6 to count the electoral votes cast for the president and vice president. It is a solemn ritual of democracy.

12, Jan, 2021

Protect working families. Stop SJR 0002.

Working families are once again under attack by greedy politicians and corporations. Notorious anti-labor legislator Senator Brian Kelsey and corrupt Representative Robin Smith are trying to enshrine Tennessee’s Right to Work law into our state constitution (SJR0002).

12, Jan, 2021