Written By National AFL-CIO Organizing Director Stewart Acuff in light of nationwide protests taking place targeting the National Labor Relations Board: During the week of November 15, thousands of union members and their allies marched, rallied, handbilled, phoned in, did street theater, and otherwise raised hell at the offices of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in more than 20 cities across the the United States. One thousand people rallied at the AFL-CIO headquarters in Washington, DC on November 15...

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Toot! Toot! Look out, Kentucky, the Bluegrass Express is coming through! Dozens of local labor leaders and union volunteers are setting out today on a 10-day bus tour through Kentucky, where Steve Beshear is challenging Gov. Ernie Fletcher (R), who has canceled bargaining rights for state employees, privatized Kentucky’s Medicaid program and taken other anti-worker stands. Starting today, the “It’s Our Time” Bluegrass Express tour is taking off to mobilize union members to elect working family-friendly candidates in the...

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