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Service + Solidarity Spotlight: Mine Workers Stand with Navajo People

During the COVID-19 pandemic, working people across the U.S. have stepped up to help out their friends, neighbors and communities. In our new Service + Solidarity Spotlight series, we'll showcase one of those stories every day. Here's today's story.
Media Hit

Trumka Says President Trump Considers Workers "Expendable" (The Hill)

Actors' Equity Member on Broadway and COVID-19
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Why Domestic Workers Like Nicanora Montenegro Should Be Considered Essential Workers

Nicanora Montenegro is a Filipina in home support services (IHSS) provider in San Diego, California, and the district chair of United Domestic Workers of America (UDW)—AFSCME Local 3930. As an IHSS provider, she takes care of the most vulnerable folks in our community who are also the most at-risk of COVID-19. 
Legislative Alert

Letter Supporting the HEROES Act

The AFL-CIO strongly supports the HEROES Act, which would address America's Five Economic Essentials in response to the economic crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Richard Trumka on the HEROES Act and Worker Protections (Bloomberg)