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Tefere Gebre’s American journey: From refugee camp to labor leader

Gebre was still a boy when he was forced to flee Ethiopia, a country that suffered political turmoil and famine during the 1980s.

Trump’s Power to Fire Federal Workers Curtailed by Judge

A federal district judge in Washington struck down most of the key provisions of three executive orders that

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Labor 2018 door-to-door canvass

Union members volunteering at the Seafarers union hall get ready to knock on doors in South Philly

Working People Need Answers on Latest North American Trade Deal

It seems every talking head in Washington has been in a frenzy recently, rushing to either glorify or condemn the new North American Free Trade Agreement, known as the United States Mexico Canada Agreement. But the truth is that it is still too early to pass any final judgment.

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Hurricane Florence did appalling amounts of damage to thousands of communities in the Carolinas. Widespread flooding destroyed homes and has resulted in massive pollution of waterways. Millions of people lost power, and approximately a hundred thousand homes are still without electricity. Roads and bridges have been washed away. Agricultural losses in North Carolina alone are estimated to total over $1 billion.

Trumka: 'On November 6 We’re Going to Have One Hell of a Party—A Scott Walker Retirement Party'

Richard Trumka came to Milwaukee Tuesday to fire up labor activists and tear into Gov. Scott Walker.

The national president of the AFL-CIO used his address at the group's state convention to portray Walker as a "little puppet" of the billionaire Koch brothers.

Walker, the two-term Republican governor whose Act 10 crippled organized labor in 2011, faces Democrat Tony Evers in the fall.

"On November 6 we’re going to have one hell of a party — a Scott Walker retirement party," Trumka said.

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