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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

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Chairman Yarmuth on August Jobs Report: The economy has more than recovered all the jobs lost during the pandemic

Chairman Yarmuth on August Jobs Report: The economy has more than recovered all the jobs lost during the pandemic

Washington, DC – Today, Kentucky Representative John Yarmuth, Chairman of the House Budget Committee, released the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that nonfarm payroll employment increased by 315,000 in August and the unemployment rate rem

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Lexington Herald-Leader: On Labor Day, rampant inequality is leading to new support for labor unions

Lexington Herald-Leader: On Labor Day, rampant inequality is leading to new support for labor unions

By BERRY CRAIG

The meaning of a holiday sometimes gets lost in its celebration.

To a lot of people, Labor Day is just summer’s last hurrah—a last fling at fun in the sun (tempered again this year by COVID-19).

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Louisville Courier-Journal: This Labor Day, unions are on the rise again across the US. Louisville is no different

Louisville Courier-Journal: This Labor Day, unions are on the rise again across the US. Louisville is no different

Berry Craig: My story contained the following sentence that was deleted: “In Louisville, too, approximately 35 Courier-Journal newsroom staffers, calling themselves the Courier-Journal Guild, have announced that they want to join The News Guild-Communications Workers of America Local 3407

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