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Leading up to the 2013 AFL-CIO Convention, we’re asking union members, working families and ally groups all over the country to give us their ideas on how we can build a stronger movement for working people.These discussions on the future of the labor movement have spanned from Facebook and Twitter to our 2013 convention website and 39 in-person listening sessions in the states, with more than 45 more in the works.
Detroit prosecutors working to get thousands of rape kits tested, some of which may contain evidence for cases two decades old, will get help from the state, Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder and Attorney General Bill Schuette announced on Wednesday.The attorney general’s office pledged $4 million in settlement funds to process the kits. While some of the kits are not in viable condition, 569 have been te...
A U.S. soldier charged with killing 16 Afghan civilians — many of them women and children — pleaded guilty to premeditated murder and other charges Wednesday.Staff Sgt. Robert Bales, who appeared in a military courtroom in uniform, struck a deal with Army prosecutors to avoid the death penalty for the atrocities.He gave yes-and-no answers to a military judge's questions but was expected to be gri...
With the 50th anniversary of the Equal Pay Act coming up June 10, equal pay advocates will be on Capitol Hill tomorrow to tell lawmakers it’s time to strengthen equal pay laws and fulfill the promise of the landmark 1963 Equal Pay Act by passing the Paycheck Fairness Act (S. 84/H.R. 377).
This past week, state-level coalitions in Nevada and California organized immigration policy town hall meetings where attendees called for a comprehensive immigration process that includes a road map to citizenship. The Nevada State AFL-CIO helped put together an Asian and Pacific Islander Town Hall in Las Vegas, where more than 100 of the state's residents participated. Meanwhile, in Salinas, Calif., the Monterey Bay Central Labor Council helped organize the Spanish-language Univision Town Hall, which attracted more than 500 attendees.
Caught in the widest U.S. tornado on record along with a Weather Channel convoy, an NBC News engineer who saw his colleague’s vehicle flipped "like a pancake” shared harrowing details of their near-miss in an email to friends and family.Nineteen people, including six children, died as the monster storm swept through the Oklahoma City area on Friday, according to the state medical examiner.Engineer...
