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Members at an AFGE rally with their kids holding a sign saying "Dignity, Fairness, Respect."

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Take Action: The White House Just Ripped Up Union Members’ Contracts

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Statement on ICE’s Detention of SEIU Local 509 Union Member Rumeysa Ozturk and Yesterday’s Federal Collective Bargaining Executive Order

28 Mar, 2025

“The MA AFL-CIO strongly denounces federal immigration authorities’ detention of Rumeysa Ozturk, a graduate student at Tufts and a union member with SEIU Local 509.

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Trump Pick Scalia Becomes 2020 Target for Labor Unions

Democrats and organized labor aim to make Eugene Scalia, the pick to lead the Labor Department, a target in 2020 in hopes of testing President Trump’s support among rank-and-file union voters.

05, Aug, 2019

Labor Puts Candidates On Notice: ‘Let’s Be Honest About The Democratic Party’s Record’

The president of the AFL-CIO labor federation spoke at a closed meeting with representatives from the entire field of 2020 Democratic presiden

05, Aug, 2019

Weekly Labor Reader, July 31, 2019

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31, Jul, 2019

Union Member Candidate School

Support for union members running for elected office is a top priority for the Massachusetts AFL-CIO and our affiliates. We know that when our members run on a platform of working people’s values and receive unified support from the labor movement, we will win.

MA AFL-CIO Testimony on GIC July 25, 2019

30, Jul, 2019

“One Job Should be enough”—Airline Food Workers Take Their Struggle Public

With political support from Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, Rep.

29, Jul, 2019