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Gary Clemons, union member and veteran, has been elected State Senator for Kentucky's 37th District.

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Press Release: Gary Clemons Wins Special Election for Senate District 37

16 Dec, 2025 Read More >

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Forward Kentucky: Reports from the 'Families First' rallies in Paducah and Jackson

30 Jul, 2025 Read More >

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Today's AFL-CIO Daily Brief: AFL-CIO Tour Bus Races Through Derby City with BOSK Workers Ahead of Their Landmark Election

28 Jul, 2025 Read More >

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PETITION: Solidarity with Starbucks Workers

Starbucks workers in 60-plus cities are on strike for a fair contract! Baristas at corporate stores are fighting for better pay, fair scheduling and respect on the job. We stand in solidarity with Starbucks workers.

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Do you know how much the average CEO makes?

Guess how much more the nation’s top CEOs made compared to their workers last year.

Twenty times more? Fifty times more? One hundred times more?

24, Jul, 2025

From the ARA: ALERT: Act Now to Save Social Security

This is exactly the kind of thing we were afraid of when Elon Musk’s DOGE laid off thousands of experienced, hardworking Social Security Administration workers.

15, Jul, 2025

Gov. Beshear: Trump Administration’s Move To Freeze Education Funding Hurts Kentucky Children

14, Jul, 2025

SSA Commissioner Sends Misleading Email to Millions of Americans, Buries a Correction Online Days Later

Thanks to Kirk Gillenwaters for sending us this.

14, Jul, 2025

Battling back against Trump's 'Big Ugly Bill:' State AFL-CIO starts training program for union members who want to run for office

By BERRY CRAIG

AFT-KEA/NEA retiree

08, Jul, 2025

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Press Release: Gary Clemons Wins Special Election for Senate District 37

Forward Kentucky: Reports from the 'Families First' rallies in Paducah and Jackson

Today's AFL-CIO Daily Brief: AFL-CIO Tour Bus Races Through Derby City with BOSK Workers Ahead of Their Landmark Election

From Forward Kentucky: Can Beshear hit big-league pitching?

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PETITION: Solidarity with Starbucks Workers

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Do you know how much the average CEO makes?

From the ARA: ALERT: Act Now to Save Social Security

Gov. Beshear: Trump Administration’s Move To Freeze Education Funding Hurts Kentucky Children

SSA Commissioner Sends Misleading Email to Millions of Americans, Buries a Correction Online Days Later

Battling back against Trump's 'Big Ugly Bill:' State AFL-CIO starts training program for union members who want to run for office

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