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COVID soaring again—Delta variant strikes hard

Sep. 08, 2021

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Sep. 08, 2021

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COVID soaring again—Delta variant strikes hard

Vaccines have proven to be the most effective way by far to protect against the coronavirus and its variants, reducing infection and preventing hospitalization and death.

COVID soaring again—Delta variant strikes hard

Americans are pro-union

Sep. 03, 2021

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Sep. 03, 2021

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Americans are pro-union

Americans’ approval of labor unions is at the highest point it’s been in decades—68%—a recent Gallup poll found.

Americans are pro-union

Cook County employees win contract

Jun. 29, 2021

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Jun. 29, 2021

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Cook County employees win contract

After months of bargaining, 4,000 Cook County employees secured a new union contract with significant pay increases.

Cook County employees win contract

Tentative agreement reached with Cook County

Jun. 23, 2021

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Jun. 23, 2021

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Tentative agreement reached with Cook County

We did it! On June 23, the AFSCME bargaining committee reached a tentative agreement on a new union contract for some 4,000 members in Cook County government.

Tentative agreement reached with Cook County

Pro-union PRO Act would empower workers

Mar. 16, 2021

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Mar. 16, 2021

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Pro-union PRO Act would empower workers

In a win for the labor movement, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act on March 9. The PRO Act reforms labor laws to give power back to workers so they can freely organize unions.

Pro-union PRO Act would empower workers