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Mitt Romney’s (Real) Plans for the Middle Class

With the last presidential debate behind us and the election two weeks before us, here are some stories you may find interesting: –The Romney Economy: Too Few (American) Jobs, Too Little Pay:...

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Middle Class Mitt?

The latest political flyer delivered to my home says in bold print: MITT ROMNEY: BUILDING A STRONGER MIDDLE CLASS WITH MORE JOBS AND MORE TAKE-HOME PAY. Really? That looks good. Just what we need, a...

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NALC: Vote and Help Get Out the Vote for Letter Carrier Candidates

The election is just (one) day away. Please check the NALC website to find out whether early voting has begun in your state. It’s easy—click here and click on your state on the national map. If voting...

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Elected Officials and President Trumka Reject Benefit Cuts to Social...

(This is a cross-post from AFL-CIO Now Blog) By Kenneth Quinnell A group of Democratic senators is circulating a letter opposing benefit cuts to programs like Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid...

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Walmart’s Job Offer to Vets Needs Context

This is a cross-post from AFL-CIO Now Blog By Mike Hall The wrong way to greet our military veterans as they return to civilian life after defending the nation would be offering an $8.81 an hour...

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Oh Great, More CEOs Telling Us We Need to Cut Social Security and Medicare...

This is a cross-post from AFL-CIO Now Blog By Jackie Tortora As if we didn’t already have enough on our plates (having to fend off attacks from the “Fix the Debt” CEOs), now there’s another group of...

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Help Spread the News About the Good Work Union Members Do Every Day

This is a cross-post from AFL-CIO Now By Jackie Tortora We’re fighting back against the negative stories the national news media is putting out about our movement by establishing a Message Movers...

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Postal Unions Condemn Plan to End Saturday Delivery

This is a cross-post from AFL-CIO Now By Mike Hall Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe’s plan to end Saturday mail delivery beginning Aug. 5 is a “disastrous idea that would have a profoundly negative...

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Letter Carriers, Their Friends, Family and Allies Turned Out Sunday to Rally...

DAY OF ACTION: NALC held a day of action on Sunday, March 24, to mobilize public support for Saturday delivery service. “Our fight is about the cost of losing Saturday mail delivery and how it would...

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Help Save the U.S. Postal Service

This is a cross-post from AFL-CIO Now Jackie Tortora and Kenneth Quinnell Do you care about keeping post offices open, ensuring Saturday delivery for years to come and stopping proposals to lay off...

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Why the South Matters to the Future of Labor

By MaryBe McMillan, Secretary-Treasurer North Carolina State AFL-CIO As the AFL-CIO and its affiliates contemplate the future of the labor movement, national labor leaders should look to the South for...

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AFL-CIO Convention Passes Pro-Postal Resolution

Speaking on Sept. 11 to the delegates to the 2013 AFL-CIO convention, NALC President Fredric Rolando delivered a number of messages that took many of those gathered inside the Los Angeles Convention...

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AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka On Election Night Results

This is a cross-post from NH Labor News Working people woke up today with new faith in American politics.   Americans who want education, health care, safe jobs, and an economy of shared prosperity...

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Facing Opposition to Harmful Postal Bill, Senate Committee Cancels Another...

This is a cross-post from PostalReporter.com APWU For the second time in as many weeks, the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs cancelled their plans to advance the...

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April Fool’s Day Release: AFL-CIO Salutes Champions of Working Families:...

This is a cross-post from AFL-CIO April Fool’s Day Release: AFL-CIO Salutes Champions of Working Families: Mitch McConnell, Ted Cruz, John Boehner Labor federation lauds congressional heroes for their...

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Fast Track Heating Up This Week On Capitol Hill

NALC News and Updates When Congress comes back to Washington this week after its spring recess, both the House and the Senate are expected to begin consideration of Fast Track legislation. As the issue...

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NALC: Stop Fast Track — TODAY is Fast Track Call-In Day!

NALC Legislative Update The time to stop Fast Track is now. This terrible trade negotiation policy recently passed in the Senate. And now that Congress is back from its Memorial Day recess, the House...

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TPP: The Worst (and Most Secretive) Trade Deal In a Very Long Time

Dear friends and family and union brothers and sisters, The media’s been talking about the Trans-Pacific Partnership, or the TPP, and how it will affect our jobs and wages. I signed a petition telling...

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