ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Missouri Congressman Wm. Lacy Clay, D-1st District, joined Missouri AFL-CIO, union leaders, federal employees and local elected officials in his South St. Louis district office via video conference. On Friday, Clay addressed the crowd from his […]
AFL-CIO radio ad marks historic media investment in African American and Spanish-speaking communities
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The AFL-CIO is launching a massive get-out-the-vote campaign this week, with a special emphasis in African American and Spanish-language radio markets, with the six-figure buy being the largest such investment in communities of color in the AFL-CIO’s […]
Right-to-work set to appear on November 2018 ballot after signatures certified
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The right-to-work initiative petition has officially prevailed and will be appearing on the November 2018 ballot. More than 300,000 signatures were gathered and presented in an effort to put SB 19, also known as the “right-to-work” […]
AFL-CIO delegates leave conference to stand with Black Lives Matter
ST. LOUIS — This year’s national convention of the AFL-CIO took an interesting turn when delegates left the convention to join activists from Black Lives Matter in protesting. The activists, numbering a couple dozen, stood outside of the America’s Center […]