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Your weekly Insider update.
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Learn more about how members of Congress are working to block Schedule F.
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Learn more about AFGE's Women's and Fair Practices first Woman of Labor Award recipient.
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Learn more about AFGE's 2020 scholarship winner.
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Nominate an extraordinary union member from your community to win $1,000 from Union Plus this holiday season. No strings. No catch. These are extraordinary circumstances, and to us, that’s an opportunity for some extraordinary giving. Share why your nominee is extraordinary, and they could win! You can even nominate yourself!
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This Week in Labor History
December 5, 1955: Merger of the American Federation of Labor (AFL) and the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO), forming the AFL-CIO. The merger ended a 20-year split in the American labor movement growing out of differences over the form trade union organizations should take. The merger recognized that both craft and industrial unions are appropriate, equal, and necessary as methods of union organization.
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This Week's Member Benefit
Buying a ring? Corporate Jewelers, a family business since 1979, is a fine jewelry manufacturer that provides high quality diamond and gemstone jewelry to AFGE Members. All products are Made in the USA.
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