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Buddy Wheatley makes six family members in the May primary

By BERRY CRAIG

AFT Local 1360

Charles "Buddy" Wheatley is one of a half-dozen members of our union family that the Kentucky State AFL-CIO has unanimously endorsed in the May 22 Democratic primary.

13, Mar, 2018

From Forward Kentucky: The War on Workers in Frankfort

EDITOR'S NOTE: Bruce Maples' Forward Kentucky is a progressive, union-friendly online newspaper based in Louisville. Click here to see the latest postings.

12, Mar, 2018

Kentucky's 'thumbpicking' congressional candidate

By BERRY CRAIG

AFT Local 1360

Alonzo Pennington grabbed his guitar, grinned and started thumbpicking his version of “Eastbound and Down,” the movie song from Smokey and the Bandit:

09, Mar, 2018

COPE Committee endorses five of our own

By BERRY CRAIG

AFT Local 1360

The Kentucky State AFL-CIO has endorsed quartet of union members and a labor attorney in the May 22 Democratic primary.

08, Mar, 2018

Candidate's UMWA grandfather taught him that nothing benefits working people more than unions

By BERRY CRAIG

AFT Local 1360

Alonzo Pennington didn’t follow his grandfather into western Kentucky coal mines.

05, Mar, 2018

Our enemies: apathy and complacency

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the third in a series of stories about the Working People's Day of Action Rally in Louisville. Click here to see photos of the rally.

03, Mar, 2018