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Today's Working Women Honor Their Courageous Foremothers

19 Mar, 2018

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19 Mar, 2018

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Today's Working Women Honor Their Courageous Foremothers

Nearly two centuries ago, a group of women and girls—some as young as 12—decided they'd had enough. Laboring in the textile mills of Lowell, Massachusetts, they faced exhausting 14-hour days, abusive supervisors and dangerous working conditions.

Today's Working Women Honor Their Courageous Foremothers

Texas AFL-CIO Slams Ruling That Lets SB4 Proceed

15 Mar, 2018

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15 Mar, 2018

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Texas AFL-CIO Slams Ruling That Lets SB4 Proceed

Texas AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Montserrat Garibay strongly criticized today’s 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that allows most of SB 4 – the racial profiling bill – to take effect:

Texas AFL-CIO Slams Ruling That Lets SB4 Proceed

Unions, Hotel Workers Discuss Sex Harassment: ‘A Lot of Ladies Go Through This’

13 Mar, 2018

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13 Mar, 2018

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Unions, Hotel Workers Discuss Sex Harassment: ‘A Lot of Ladies Go Through This’

Members and leaders of the union that represents hotel and hospitality workers gathered Monday evening to discuss the workers’ experiences with sexual harassment by guests and what the union is doing to create safer workplaces for its members.

Unions, Hotel Workers Discuss Sex Harassment: ‘A Lot of Ladies Go Through This’

At Polls, Texas Voters Seek Progress, Stay in Mainstream on Key State Priorities

At Polls, Texas Voters Seek Progress, Stay in Mainstream on Key State Priorities

12 Mar, 2018

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At Polls, Texas Voters Seek Progress, Stay in Mainstream on Key State Priorities

In a primary election with few consistent themes, the working people of the Texas AFL-CIO COPE helped make history and check the advance of a right-wing agenda that would undermine public schools, reduce access to health care and further compromise the future of immigrants, Texas AFL-CIO Presiden

At Polls, Texas Voters Seek Progress, Stay in Mainstream on Key State Priorities

Congress Is Getting Ready To Demolish Dodd-Frank Regulations

07 Mar, 2018

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07 Mar, 2018

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Congress Is Getting Ready To Demolish Dodd-Frank Regulations

The Senate will vote on a bill Tuesday that’s being touted by supporters as much-needed regulatory relief for small community banks — a sales pitch that conjures images of tellers greeting longtime customers by name as they kick farm dust off their boots at the door.

Congress Is Getting Ready To Demolish Dodd-Frank Regulations

Public Employers Must Address Harassment Too

Public Employers Must Address Harassment Too

07 Mar, 2018

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Public Employers Must Address Harassment Too

The #MeToo movement has challenged our nation to confront pervasive sexual harassment in the workplace. Women of every age, every background and every profession have faced harassment, and for too many perpetrators there has been no accountability.

Public Employers Must Address Harassment Too