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President Edwards with IATSE Local 487 member, Lorenzo Millan holding his EMMY for Best Sound Mixing

Kudos to Lorenzo Millan, affiliate union member, IATSE Local 487 who received a creative arts EMMY award for Best Sound Mixing on the tv series, House of Cards. 

Luke Strong: Unity and Hope

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Luke Strong:  Unity and Hope

The power of unity and solidarity.  Video courtesy of affiliate union, USW District 8.

The House Must Stand Up for Labor

Support for the labor movement is the highest in nearly half a century, yet only one in 10 workers are members of unions today. How can both be true?

Ivanka Trump's Future of Work Isn't for Workers

Ivanka Trump took the stage at CES on Tuesday to muted reception. Forty minutes later, she left to robust applause.

Mortgages for Union Families

Union Plus Mortgage Company is owned by the AFL-CIO Union Privilege and a group of unions.

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Death on the Job: The Toll of Neglect, 2019

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A toolkit for organizers and advocates on workplace raids and audits.

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THE ENSLAVEMENT OF AFRICANS IN THE UNITED STATES WAS WRONG!

Whereas, between 1619 and 1865, millions of Africans and their descendants were enslaved in the 13 colonies and the United States; and

Whereas, this system of slavery is recognized as being the most brutal, dehumanizing and humiliating known to history, as people were sold at auction as chattel, killed at will and families torn apart; and

It’s Time for A Higher Minimum Wage in North Carolina

North Carolina workers need a raise. For 11 consecutive years, the cost of living (food, rent, education, childcare) has increased causing our minimum wage to decline in value by 24 percent. Now, a person working full-time while making $7.25 an hour lives thousands of dollars below the federal poverty threshold.

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Resolutions of the 32nd Biennial Convention

Resolution #1: In Memorial

WHEREAS, workers in the United States of America are under fierce attacks, they continue to find ways to fight back. Our unions, in particular, find themselves in the cross hairs of corporate greed and anti-democratic forces. Yet, we continue to survive and enhance the lives of working people and are in the forefront of struggles to secure and strengthen our country and build an American society of fairness and justice for all.

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Recently introduced legislation would provide needed protections for health care and social services workers from violence on the job. Tell Congress to support an OSHA workplace violence standard.

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