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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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Paducah rally photo by BERRY CRAIG

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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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Beshear names Coleman, Adkins and Gray to key posts

By BERRY CRAIG

AFT Local 1360

Gov.-elect Andy Beshear today named his running mate, a primary rival and a former Lexington mayor for top jobs in his administration.

02, Dec, 2019

Read More > Beshear names Coleman, Adkins and Gray to key posts

From the KCEP: Please Help Steer Kentucky Toward Better Public Policy

Thanks to Jeff Wiggins for sending us this.

02, Dec, 2019

Read More > From the KCEP: Please Help Steer Kentucky Toward Better Public Policy

From AlterNet: Donald Trump may not be ‘the most dangerous politician of my lifetime’ — here’s who is: Robert Reich

Thanks to Bill Londrigan for sending us this.

By ROBERT REICH

02, Dec, 2019

Read More > From AlterNet: Donald Trump may not be ‘the most dangerous politician of my lifetime’ — here’s who is: Robert Reich

'Anything you do matters'

By BERRY CRAIG

AFT Local 1360

"We're just getting started," was GOP Gov. Matt Bevin's campaign slogan. A big labor vote helped finish him.

01, Dec, 2019

Read More > 'Anything you do matters'

From the AFL-CIO: Tell your senators: Pass the Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act

Thanks to Jeff Wiggins for sending us this.

01, Dec, 2019

Read More > From the AFL-CIO: Tell your senators: Pass the Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act

ICYMI: From The Huffington Post: Chris Cuomo Issues Withering Assessment Of The GOP: What Do They Stand For?

The CNN host attacked the Republican Party “which used to campaign on the notion that character counts.”

By LEE MORAN

30, Nov, 2019

Read More > ICYMI: From The Huffington Post: Chris Cuomo Issues Withering Assessment Of The GOP: What Do They Stand For?