Hispanic Heritage Month Profiles: Esther Hernandez-Kramer Throughout Hispanic Heritage Month, the AFL-CIO will be profiling leaders and activists to spotlight the diverse contributions Hispanics and Latinos have made to the labor movement. Today’s profile features Esther Hernandez-Kramer. Esther Hernandez-Kramer has been a teacher since 1994. She is fiercely devoted to union activism and to fighting to […]
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Service + Solidarity Spotlight: Unions Accelerate Labor 2022 Campaign in Pennsylvania
Service + Solidarity Spotlight: Unions Accelerate Labor 2022 Campaign in Pennsylvania Working people across the United States have stepped up to help out our friends, neighbors and communities during these trying times. In our regular Service + Solidarity Spotlight series, we’ll showcase one of these stories every day. Here’s today’s story. The Labor 2022 election […]
Chicago IAM Rail Local 2600 Honors Member, Raises Funds for Guide Dogs at Local’s First Annual Summer Block Party
IAM Local 2600 (District 19) members, their families and union siblings of other crafts recently gathered for food, fun and music at the first annual IAM Local 2600 Summer Block Party. Executive board members voted earlier this year to move their annual membership solidarity event from the holiday season in December to the summer months; […]
North Dakota Congressional Delegates Join Fight to Save 175 Machinists Union Jobs at Motor Coach in Pembina, N.D.
Approximately 175 members of IAM Local W384 (District 5) at Motor Coach Industries’ (MCI) Pembina, N.D. plant were told they will be out of work by the end of the year due to the company’s decision to close the facility. Now, members of the North Dakota congressional delegation are asking MCI to reconsider their decision to close the Pembina plant. U.S. Sens. Kevin Kramer (R-N.D.) […]
Hispanic Heritage Month Profiles: Joseph Valdivia
Hispanic Heritage Month Profiles: Joseph Valdivia Throughout Hispanic Heritage Month, the AFL-CIO will be profiling leaders and activists to spotlight the diverse contributions Hispanics and Latinos have made to the labor movement. Today’s profile features Joseph Valdivia. Joseph Valdivia has dedicated his life to serving his country: Twenty years in the U.S. Navy as a readiness […]