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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.

2025 Indiana-Armstrong CLC Scholarship

24 Jan, 2025

The Indiana-Armstrong CLC Scholarship application for 2025 is now available!

Support for Amazon's Whole Foods Grocery Workers

24 Jan, 2025

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Larry Hanley Was a Transformational Labor Leader. He Will Be Missed.

On May 7, while recovering from an illness, Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) International President Larry Hanley died suddenly. In a brief statement, his family, quoting Mary G. Harris “Mother” Jones, urged us to: "Pray for the dead and fight like hell for the living."

10, May, 2019

Companies Backing NAFTA Overhaul Outsourced Hundreds Of Thousands Of Jobs

Multinational corporations pressing Congress to adopt an updated version of the North America Free Trade Agreement shed over half a million U.S. jobs for trade-related reasons since NAFTA took effect, according to a new analysis of government data.

08, May, 2019

What Happens to a Factory Town When the Factory Shuts Down

Early in the morning on Nov. 26, 2018, Dave Green, the president of Local 1112 of the United Auto Workers, which represents workers at a General Motors plant in Lordstown, Ohio, received a call from the plant’s personnel director. Green needed to be at the plant at 9 a.m. for a meeting.

08, May, 2019

The Millennialization of American Labor

On May 4, 1886, thousands of workers rallied together in Chicago’s Haymarket Square to campaign for an eight-hour workday—initiating a tradition of protest for some of the most basic human rights.

08, May, 2019

Wake-up Call for Corporate America

On April 11, at 1:15 p.m., the 31,000 workers at Stop & Shop, the largest supermarket chain in New England, walked off the job to protest proposed cuts to their health care, wages, and retirement.

07, May, 2019

Unions Are on Frontlines of Fight Against Inequality

Stop & Shop’s stores were ghost towns during the recent strike.

02, May, 2019