Allegheny/Fayette Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO

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Richard Trumka at a Monitor Breakfast on Aug. 29, 2019.

AFL-CIO: Unions Aim to Roar in 2020

Despite its setbacks, or perhaps because of them, organized labor has an energy level that AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka says he hasn’t seen before in his 50 years with the movement.

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Larry Hanley Was a Transformational Labor Leader. He Will Be Missed.

On May 7, while recovering from an illness, Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) International President Larry Hanley died suddenly. In a brief statement, his family,

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AFM Member Says Union Plus Credit Card is Regular Gig

Union Plus Team on Friday, November 1 - 3:45pm

Longtime AFM member, Daniel Cerveny, loves working as a keyboardist. He also loves working for his local union as its Secretary Treasurer and promoting the benefits of AFM membership. One of his favorite selling points is the Union Plus Credit Card, which he uses regularly, and which offers special benefits for union members.

CWA Member Buys Nearby Homes for Family with the Union Plus Mortgage Program

Union Plus Team on Friday, November 1 - 2:53pm

Longtime Communications Workers (CWA) member, Peg Bissell, owns three homes in a one-block radius for herself and extended family. She’s a believer in unions and what they can do for families, both in the workplace and at home, which is why she turned to the Union Plus Mortgage Program for each of her home purchases over the years.

Trump's Assault on Labor

Paul Prescod on Wednesday, October 30 - 3:45pm

Donald Trump’s bait and switch with American workers is his greatest fraud of all. While uttering meaningless platitudes about fighting for workers, he is setting back the labor movement in ways that previous administrations could never do.

NALC Member Counts on Union Plus to Deliver After Hurricane

Union Plus Team on Monday, October 7 - 9:14pm

Letter Carriers member Paul Trotman was lucky his house survived Hurricane Florence. When the dust settled, he applied for a Union Plus Disaster Relief Grant, a benefit of being an eligible Union Plus Credit Cardholder. He and his family used the $500 grant to get back on their feet.