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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

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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

Read More > Do you know how much the average CEO makes?

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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

Read More > From the ARA: ALERT: Act Now to Save Social Security

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

14, Jul, 2025

Read More > 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

Thanks to Kirk Gillenwaters for sending us this.

14, Jul, 2025

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

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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

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08, Jul, 2025

Read More > 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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