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Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic, the AFL-CIO Releases Its Annual Report: Death on the Job: The Toll of Neglect

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread, affecting more than 7.4 million Americans, with more than 210,000 deaths in the United States, the national AFL-CIO released its annual Death on the Job: The Toll of Neglect

Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic, the AFL-CIO Releases Its Annual Report: Death on the Job: The Toll of Neglect

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Labor Unions, Environmental Groups Sue Feds Over Lack of PPE

“The AFL-CIO is joining this lawsuit to force the Trump administration to do what it should have done months ago — protect American workers by dramatically increasing the supply of the PPE they need to work safely during this pandemic,” AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka said in a news release.

Labor Unions, Environmental Groups Sue Feds Over Lack of PPE

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U.S. Accused of Violating International Labor Laws, Forced-Labor Protections in New Complaint

The complaint is another sign of the frustration over the treatment of workers under the Trump administration, and it places the United States in the realm of potential wrongdoing typically occupied by less-developed and less-democratic countries.

U.S. Accused of Violating International Labor Laws, Forced-Labor Protections in New Complaint

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Chief Justice Roberts: America’s Chief Guardian of Corporate Power

When the Supreme Court’s new term opens today, public attention will be focused on the furious and hypocritical effort of President Donald Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to ram through Judge Amy Coney Barrett as a replacement for the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg before the v

Chief Justice Roberts: America’s Chief Guardian of Corporate Power

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Recap: NC State AFL-CIO's 63rd Annual Convention
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Recap: NC State AFL-CIO's 63rd Annual Convention

Our 63rd Annual Convention was unlike any other! The 2-day event held at home featured inspiring speeches by Governor Cooper, Attorney General Josh Stein, CWA Secretary-Treasurer Sara Seffens, USW International VP Fred Redmond, and Jessica Holmes, our outstanding candidate for NC Labor Commissioner. The convention also celebrated the recent organizing victory of nurses in Asheville and the hard fought and successful strike of UAW members at General Motors last year.

Recap: NC State AFL-CIO's 63rd Annual Convention