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Resolution 14 - Support Vote-By-Mail

30 Jun, 2026

Resolution 14 Support Vote-By-Mail WHEREAS: The United States Postal Service has a constitutional requirement to provide service to every address in the country, including overseas military bases; and WHEREAS: Vote-By-Mail allows registered voters to cast their ballots without needing to be present

Resolution 13 - We Oppose U.S. Unilateral Coercive Measures Against Cuba and Support Normalizing Relations Based on Mutually Recognized Sovereignty and Respect

30 Jun, 2026

Resolution 13 We Oppose U.S. Unilateral Coercive Measures Against Cuba and Support Normalizing Relations Based on Mutually Recognized Sovereignty and Respect WHEREAS: Both the United States (U.S.) and Cuba are sovereign countries and members of the United Nations (U.N.); and WHEREAS: The U.N

Resolution 12 - We Demand Lower Cost of Living and Higher Wages

30 Jun, 2026

Resolution 12 We Demand Lower Cost of Living and Higher Wages WHEREAS: North Dakota’s working families are feeling the economic impact of inflation, being forced to make difficult financial choices, as soaring prices outpaced wage growth in 2026; and WHEREAS: Many North Dakota workers are struggling

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Amazon Union Drive Takes Hold in Unlikely Place

The largest, most viable effort to unionize Amazon in many years began last summer not in a union stronghold like New York or Michigan, but at a Fairfield Inn outside of Birmingham, in the right-to-work state of Alabama.

25, Jan, 2021

Biden's 'Buy American' Manufacturing Order Called 'Good First Step' by Labor

“This executive order will close loopholes that allow agencies to sidestep Buy American requirements and increase the thresholds for domestic content,” said AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka in a statement. “This order is a good first step in revitalizing U.S.

25, Jan, 2021

Union Family Member Aspires to Become Orthopedic Surgeon; Union Plus Scholarship Application Deadline Is Jan. 31

Makaelah Murray, a student athlete at Howard University in Washington, D.C., is among the 2020 Union Plus Scholarship winners. Murray is a biology major at Howard and a member of the women’s soccer program.

21, Jan, 2021

Trumka: 'Biden is committed' to strengthening unions

AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka discusses why America needs a strong labor movement and how the Biden administration is committed to strengthening unions.

21, Jan, 2021

Biden must pass the Protecting the Right to Organize Act

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13, Jan, 2021

Democracy and the labor movement are one and the same

Our Constitution says that after a presidential election, Congress shall meet on Jan. 6 to count the electoral votes cast for the president and vice president. It is a solemn ritual of democracy.

12, Jan, 2021