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The War has Cost America Its Soul

I speak to you today as a former Department of Defense worker. I speak as a veteran, as a family member of two brother veterans,...
The Man Who is Saving Polo
Supreme Court Voter ID Decision

Now, more than ever, America needs every voice to be heard. We need fewer hurdles, not more, between voters and the...
New AFL-CIO Ad Calls on Congress to Vote No on Colombia FTA "Don't Reward Murder"

For Immediate Release
Contact: Alison Omens 202-637-5018

(Washington, April 9) Today the AFL-CIO placed ads opposing the US-Colombia Free Trade Agreement (FTA) in major Washington DC-based publications,...
Statement by AFL-CIO President John Sweeney on the 40th Anniversary of Rev. Martin Luther King,...

Forty years ago today, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis.

But the movement Dr. King led with unparalleled strength and commitment was...

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