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Rocky Mount Telegram: Farmworker Pay Fight Intensifies
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Rocky Mount Telegram: Farmworker Pay Fight Intensifies

“No company should limit who you can talk to. Those days have ended. Workers are no one’s property, they are human beings. The Edgecombe County Sheriff’s Office has a decision to make: will they be complicit in harassing and prohibiting workers from defending their rights or will they defend and protect the people?”

Rocky Mount Telegram: Farmworker Pay Fight Intensifies

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AFM Member Says Union Plus Credit Card is Regular Gig

Longtime AFM member, Daniel Cerveny, loves working as a keyboardist. He also loves working for his local union as its Secretary Treasurer and promoting the benefits of AFM membership. One of his favorite selling points is the Union Plus Credit Card, which he uses regularly, and which offers special benefits for union members.

AFM Member Says Union Plus Credit Card is Regular Gig

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CWA Member Buys Nearby Homes for Family with the Union Plus Mortgage Program

Longtime Communications Workers (CWA) member, Peg Bissell, owns three homes in a one-block radius for herself and extended family. She’s a believer in unions and what they can do for families, both in the workplace and at home, which is why she turned to the Union Plus Mortgage Program for each of her home purchases over the years.

CWA Member Buys Nearby Homes for Family with the Union Plus Mortgage Program

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Trump's Assault on Labor

Donald Trump’s bait and switch with American workers is his greatest fraud of all. While uttering meaningless platitudes about fighting for workers, he is setting back the labor movement in ways that previous administrations could never do.

Trump's Assault on Labor

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House Dems After Meeting With Richard Trumka: No Vote On Trump's NAFTA If Worker Concerns Go Unadressed

AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka met Monday with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Ways and Means Chairman Richard Neal to hash out labor’s concerns in ongoing discussions over President Donald Trump’s renegotiated NAFTA deal.

House Dems After Meeting With Richard Trumka: No Vote On Trump's NAFTA If Worker Concerns Go Unadressed