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New York Times: Microsoft Agrees to Remain Neutral in Union Campaigns On Tuesday, The New York Times reported on the historic agreement between Microsoft and the AFL-CIO, in which the tech giant committed to remaining neutral if any of its U.S.-based staff seek unionization. Approximately 100,000

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America is running short on masks, gowns and gloves. Again.

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Working people are bearing the brunt of this global pandemic and economic crisis. The physical toll, death, pain, and suffering that Oregon’s frontline and essential workers have experienced is unprecedented.

08, Jul, 2020

Of Course Teachers Want Schools to Reopen

Daniel DiSalvo asks: “Will Unions Let Schools Reopen?” (op-ed, June 30). Of course! The AFT published our school reopening plan in April.

08, Jul, 2020

The Fullest Look Yet at the Racial Inequity of Coronavirus

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Trumka: The AFL-CIO Must Fight for Trans Lives Inside and Outside the Labor Movement

This month’s historic Supreme Court ruling that LGBTQ employees are protected in the workplace by the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was another step forward in the march for equality.

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