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VT AFL-CIO Endorses Workers' Rights Amendment (PR. 3)

12 Mar, 2024

VT AFL-CIO Passes May Day Resolution to Align Contract Expirations on May 1, 2028

12 Mar, 2024

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The VT AFL-CIO Is Sponsoring Two Scholarships to Attend Labor Notes! Apply By February 27th

20 Feb, 2024

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BLS: On-the-job Deaths Reach Highest Level in 12 years

AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka said: “Instead of increasing lifesaving measures aimed at protecting working people at our workplaces, the Trump administration consistently rolled back existing safety and health rules and has failed to move forward on any new safety and health protections.

17, Dec, 2020

TWU Member Pursues Urban Planning Degree with Help of Union Plus Scholarship

This past fall, Transport Workers Union (TWU) member Gregory Harasym began a master’s program in city and regional planning with a concentration in transportation.

17, Dec, 2020

Industry Groups, Unions Hail Buttigieg Pick for Transportation Secretary

Transportation industry groups and unions were quick to applaud the selection of Pete Buttigieg as President-elect

17, Dec, 2020

AFL-CIO Praises Biden Trade Pick Tai as 'Worker Champion'

“Katherine Tai’s nomination signals a stark departure from the failed practices of the past.”

11, Dec, 2020

IAFF Member Puts Union Plus Scholarship Toward Mental Health Degree

Tony Lein, a member of the Fire Fighters (IAFF) Local 95 in Chicago, is among the 2020 Union Plus Scholarship award winners. He is a firefighter/paramedic and peer fitness trainer with the Oak Park [Illinois] Fire Department, where he has worked since 2015.

10, Dec, 2020

A Blueprint to Safely Open Schools

The United States has the sad distinction of having the most confirmed coronavirus cases and death in the world, which has kept many schools shuttered for instruction in person.

02, Dec, 2020