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SAG-AFTRA members authorize nationwide strike of actors

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As Thursday marked the beginning of Pride Month, the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) is offering free resources for educators. The AFT resources are particularly important in the face of a recent trend of state legislatures attacking LGBTQ+ rights.

By BERRY CRAIG

AFT Local 1360

Most history books are silent about the battle of Blair Mountain, W.Va.  

By BERRY CRAIG

AFT Local 9005 

The American Federation of Labor’s Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers was the country’s strongest union in the late 19th-century. 

By BERRY CRAIG

AFT Local 9005

In the late 19th century, the American labor movement united behind the eight-hour workday.