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Your weekly Insider update.
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Learn about one local's incredible organizing success.
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Find out about the need for more women and minority workers at the Department of Defense.
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Make sure to register for this year's Sister's Keeper Summit and Human Rights Training in National Harbor, Maryland!
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Florida AFL-CIO President Mike Williams was a tireless advocate for Florida's working families. AFGE was proud to stand in solidarity with Mike and our sincerest condolences go out to our union family in Florida and all who knew him.
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This Week in Labor History
July 15, 1877: Start of the first nationwide railroad strike in history when Baltimore & Ohio firemen and brakemen walk off their jobs. Sparked by a steady deterioration of working conditions, including wage cuts of up to 45% and 18-hour workdays, the strike lasted two weeks and stopped traffic on two-thirds of the nation's 75,000 miles of track.
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This Week's Member Benefit
Going on vacation? BookingCommunity is AFGE’s NEW travel partner offering AFGE exclusive access to unpublished hotel room rates that are up to 70% less than any other hotel direct website or travel websites such as Expedia, Travelocity, and Hotels.com.
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