Kentucky State AFL-CIO

From the Louisville Courier-Journal: Ford to build new luxury Lincoln SUV at Louisville Assembly Plant

EDITOR'S NOTE: Production workers at the plant belong to UAW Local 862.

By LUCAS ALBACH

Adkins, Beshear and Edelen collect union endorsements

UPDATE: The jefferson County Teacher’s Association endorsed Edelen, according to the campaign‘s Daniel Hurt. Laborers’ Local 576 in Louisville and Covington Professional Fi

Workers Memorial Day programs

Owensboro, Friday, April 26, 6 p.m., Daviess County courthouse

Paducah, Saturday, April 27,  2 p.m., Western Kentucky AFL-CIO Area Council hall

Henderson, Sunday, April 28, 1:30 p.m., Henderson County Court House

CLC monthly meeting days, times and places 

WESTERN KENTUCKY, 1202 S 4th St; Paducah; fourth Tuesday; 5:30 p.m., Eboard, 6 p.m., regular meeting.

 

GREATER LOUISVILLE, UAW Local 862 hall, 3000 Fern Valley Rd.; third Tuesday, 6 p.m.

 

OWENSBORO, Roosevelt House, 2920 Yale Place, second Wednesday, 7 p.m.

 

NORTHERN KENTUCKY, Standard Club, 643 Laurel St. Covington, third Thursday, 7 p.m.

 

ASHLAND, USW Local 1865 hall, 734 Carter Ave., last Thursday, 6:30 p.m.

 

TRI-COUNTY, Operating Engineers 181 hall, 7th and Elm Sts., Henderson, first Monday, 5:30 p.m. 

 

BLUEGRASS, LiUNA Local 189 hall, 2631 Wilhite Dr., Lexington; second Tuesday, 6 p.m.

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