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Supreme Court’s Decision Will Not Stop Workers from Exercising Our Right to Strike

Statement from AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler on the Supreme Court’s ruling in Glacier Northwest Inc. v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters:
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AFL-CIO Stands in Strong Solidarity with WGAE and WGAW Members on Strike

Statement from AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler on the announcement that Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE), and Writers Guild of America West (WGAW) members are on strike:
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AFL-CIO Statement on the Repression of Labor Rights in Korea

In advance of President Yoon’s State Visit to the United States, the AFL-CIO calls on both governments to take concrete actions to reverse the Republic of Korea’s dangerous course of repression against workers and to use their leadership roles to advance the rights of workers at home and around the world.
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Service & Solidarity Spotlight: New Jersey State AFL-CIO Stands with Striking Rutgers Workers

The Rutgers AAUP-AFT Academic Worker Union represents graduate workers, faculty, postdocs and EOF counsellors. These workers have been without a contract for 287 days and are on day 4 of a strike. Their priority is resolving a contract that will serve as the foundational agreement for future generations of Rutgers AAUP-AFT members. 
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Service & Solidarity Spotlight: AFSCME Releases Podcast Detailing History and Legacy of 1968 Memphis Sanitation Strike

On Tuesday, AFSCME released the first episode of “I AM Story,” a new podcast detailing the history and legacy of the 1968 Memphis sanitation strike. Fifty-five years ago, Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated there while supporting the strike. The comprehensive series will examine the origins of the strike and events leading up to King’s death, and the aftermath of the strike.

UTLA and SEIU Solidarity—Three Days of Strikes in LA