The AFL-CIO president died August 5. He devoted his life to working people, from his early days as president of the United Mine Workers of America to his unparalleled leadership as the voice of America’s labor movement.

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Strikes work! MetroAccess call center workers win 12% raises; UMD shuttle bus drivers protest; Assessing labor’s wins and losses

Today’s labor history: Cesar Chavez awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Today's quote: Richard Trumka.

Highlights the successful campaign to pass the DC Paid Family Leave Program.

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DC City Council wraps unconventional budget season.

At issue: unsafe buses, cutting routes, exclusion of university staff from pandemic hazard pay, and management negligence.

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“This is just the beginning,” says local transit union leader.

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“If you come back and you’re not vaccinated, everybody in that workplace is jeopardized,” said AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka.

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Another example of why workers need the Protecting the Right to Organize – or PRO – Act.

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