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Our History Exists -- But You Have to Look for It!

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Stand With State Employees!

The Dallas AFL-CIO encourages joining with the Texas State Employees Union (TSEU-CWA) in demanding justice after being cut from the budget by the last Texas legislative session.

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We Need a Better NAFTA

The new NAFTA is another corporate handout. It won't stem the outsourcing of good jobs or protect the rights of working people. Tell Congress the new NAFTA isn't good enough.

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Mexican President Promises AFl-CIO Head New Labor Policy

Associated Press on Monday, September 9 - 2:56pm

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has met with the head of the largest U.S. labor group, the AFL-CIO.

Lopez Obrador’s office said Wednesday he promised AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka that Mexico will enforce new, stricter labor laws. He also called for ratification of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada free trade agreement.

Unions Under Attack as Their Approval Ratings Soar

Kristin Myers on Monday, September 9 - 2:37pm

President Trump took to Twitter on Labor Day to attack AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, slamming him for his criticism of Trump’s trade deals. The AFL-CIO is the country’s largest coalition of more than 50 major unions and represents some 12.5 million American workers, from pilots to teachers.

I Read Every 2020 Frontrunner’s Labor Platform So You Didn’t Have To

Alexia Fernández Campbell on Monday, September 9 - 2:13pm

Presidential candidates are going all out to win over working-class Americans.

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