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AFL-CIO Observes International Human Rights Day

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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

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Western Massachusetts Area Labor Federation Calls On President Biden to Cancel All Student Debt

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The Badass 50: #21 Liz Schuler

"We are building pathways and support structures to grow a bold, inclusive, and transformative movement — I think that's pretty badass," says Shuler, the first woman elected president of the AFL-CIO

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The Western Massachusetts Area Labor Federation Calls on President Biden to Cancel All Student Debt

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Richard Trumka: The Labor Leader Who Told Hard Truths

here weren’t many strikes in recent decades in which working people scored big victories, but the 1989 Pittston strike was one.

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Seasons Greetings from the Western Mass Area Labor Federation!

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