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2025 Indiana-Armstrong CLC Scholarship

10 Aug, 2025

Congratulations to Grace Bowersox and Melina Fry on being awarded the 2025 Indiana-Armstrong Central Labor Council Scholarships. Grace is the daughter of Mike (UMWA Local 1412) and Sarah Bowersox and the granddaughter of Ron Bowersox (UMWA Local 1412 President and Director of Veterans' Affairs for

Resolution to Protect the Department of Education and Our Kids

02 Mar, 2025

On Thursday, February 27th the Indiana-Armstrong CLC passed a resolution calling on Congress to protect the U.S. Department of Education and stand up for our kids and communities. We urge all our affiliates and allies to stand in solidarity with our union siblings in education on March 4th as they

Support for Amazon's Whole Foods Grocery Workers

24 Jan, 2025

Grocery Workers at Amazon’s Whole Foods Need Your Support! SIGN THIS PETITION Grocery workers are the backbone of our community, ensuring we have access to fresh, healthy food every day. Yet, many of these employees are struggling with understaffing, unrealistic productivity demands, stagnant wages

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Solidarity Made Christmas Special for Ironworkers 851 Members

21, Dec, 2021

Pennsylvania AFL-CIO Applauds BCTGM Union Victory at Kellogg’s

HARRISBURG – The Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union (BCTGM) recently announced the final vote on the new contract for workers on strike at Kellogg’s. For more than eleven weeks, roughly 1,400 workers at four locations across the country have walked

21, Dec, 2021

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PA AFL-CIO Scholarship Essay Contest

Every year the Pennsylvania AFL-CIO Education Committee holds a Scholarship Essay Contest for graduating high school seniors and post-secondary students from affiliated union families. This year's contest theme is the life and legacy of the late National AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka.

17, Dec, 2021

U.S. Labor Movement's Next Frontier is the Tech Industry, AFL-CIO's Shuler Says

The U.S. tech sector is the next frontier for labor organizing, and its workers are starting to understand the collective power unions have, President of the AFL-CIO Liz Shuler said on Friday at the Reuters Next Conference.

13, Dec, 2021

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PA AFL-CIO Stands with Ironworkers at Erie Strayer

For more than two months, members of Ironworkers Local 851 have been on strike at Erie Strayer. The company refuses to budge to provide the basics for their workers.

10, Dec, 2021

Meet the Woman on the Brink of Transforming Labor in America for the Young and Reshuffling Workforce

When Liz Shuler rides on an airplane, she often has an experience that will be familiar to most travelers: Her seat mate asks, "What do you do?"

02, Dec, 2021