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Labor Day was celebrated in cities and towns across Ohio with events sponsored and supported by AFL-CIO local central councils and unions. Starting on Saturday with parades in Portsmouth and Marietta…
This Labor Day as we recognize and celebrate working people, it comes as no surprise that public support for unions continues to rise across the country. Union members have delivered for…
On behalf of Ohio’s workforce, I offer my thanks and appreciation to Governor DeWine, the BWC leadership and the representative unions for honoring our fallen workers with this important ceremony. Observances…
The AFL-CIO, the largest U.S. labor organization, on Friday elected Liz Shuler, a longtime trade unionist, to serve as the federation’s first woman president, succeeding Richard Trumka, who died unexpectedly earlier…
Richard Louis Trumka dedicated his entire life to making sure every institution he touched—the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA), the AFL-CIO, the U.S. government and the world community—served working people…