by AFT | Sep 5, 2017 | Hot Topics
September 04 Twelve thousand New York tailors strike over sweatshop conditions – 1894 More than 140 attendees at a benefit for a civil rights group are injured in the “Peekskill Riots” in Peekskill, N.Y. The victims were among the 20,000 people leaving a...
by AFT | Sep 1, 2017 | Hot Topics
Brothers & Sisters, This Labor Day week we celebrate the tremendous contributions of workers across San Diego and Imperial Counties. We hope you will join us at the events this weekend! In Solidarity, Keith Maddox,Trustee San Diego and Imperial Counties Labor...
by AFT | Aug 31, 2017 | Hot Topics
by AFT Political Action VP Jim Miller What is there to celebrate this coming Labor Day for the average American? We live in troubled times and many of us in the United States are increasingly anxious or angry as we see the American Dream slipping away right before...
by AFT | Aug 30, 2017 | Hot Topics
Dear Colleagues, As Labor Day approaches in a year where unions face unprecedented challenges, we all should remember the words of Martin Luther King Jr. who observed back in 1961: “The labor movement did not diminish the strength of the nation but enlarged...
by AFT | Aug 29, 2017 | Hot Topics
As we head towards Labor Day, it’s important to remember: YOU are your...
