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This May Day, the secretary-treasurer of the AFL-CIO recounts the chilling effect the Haymarket Square massacre in Chicago had on union activism.

This 2023 edition of Death on the Job: The Toll of Neglect marks the 32nd year the AFL-CIO has produced a report on the state of safety and health protections for America’s workers.

Julie Su’s record speaks for itself. As a young attorney representing trafficked Thai garment workers outside of Los Angeles, she won $4 million in stolen wages. Her case set a huge precedent, and that was just the beginning of a storied career.

The Bloomington & Normal Trades & Labor Assembly annual Workers' Memorial Day commemoration will be Friday, April 28, 6 a.m., at Bloomington's White Oak Park, 1514 N Cottage Avenue, Bloomington.

On Tuesday, Starbucks founder and former CEO Howard Shultz testified in front of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee.