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AFL-CIO Observes International Human Rights Day

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Community Members Rally in Support of Nurses Across from Cooley Dickinson Hospital on 11/14/25

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Nurses at Cooley Dickinson Rally, Ask for Community Support

14 Nov, 2025 Read More >

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November 2025 Newsletter: Smith College Dining Workers Rally, WMALF Endorses Municipal Candidates, and River Valley Co-op Opens Bargaining

04 Nov, 2025

Headlines inside: ‘Smith Works Because We Do’: Dining and Housekeeper Union Rallies Against Unfair Wages Upcoming Area Labor Federation Events About the Western Ma Area Labor Federation Fight Back School to Discuss Issues Facing Western MA Labor and Working Class Community The Basics of Running a

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Resolution in Support of US events recognizing the UN International Day for the Elimination of Racism, March 2021

On Monday, March 8th the Western Mass ALF unanimously passed the following resolution in support of the International Day for the Elimination of Racism.

15, Mar, 2021

AFL-CIO Signals Support to Nix Senate Filibuster

AFL-CIO on Thursday called for the Senate to abolish the filibuster if it prevents Democrats from moving forward with a pro-worker agenda. “For decades, working people have paid the price for corporate-first government,” said AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka.

11, Mar, 2021

House Democrats Pass Bill That Would Protect Worker Organizing Efforts

"The PRO Act would protect and empower workers to exercise our freedom to organize a bargain," Richard Trumka, the president of the AFL-CIO, told NPR in a recent interview. "It's a game changer.

09, Mar, 2021

Biden Answers AFGE’s Call to Revoke Trump’s Anti-Worker Memo for DoD Employees

President Biden proved once again he’s a champion of his own workforce.

09, Mar, 2021

In Biden, Labor Leaders See a President Who ‘Is Not Playing’

“He got it,” Trumka, the president of the AFL-CIO, said of Biden.

08, Mar, 2021

Women organizing to win: 9to5 yesterday; the PRO Act today

If you’ve never had to make coffee for your boss, it’s thanks to women who organized in the 1970s.

08, Mar, 2021