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Vote for your family member tomorrow

By BERRY CRAIG

AFT Local 1360

In 1906, American Federation of Labor President Samuel Gompers urged union members to “reward the friends and punish the enemies of labor.”

He meant at the polls.

21, May, 2018

Wiggins: 'thug' means 'teachers helping union guys'

By BERRY CRAIG

AFT Local 1360

Jeff Wiggins reminded everybody that Gov. Matt Bevin said teachers who rallied in Frankfort against Republican legislation to cut public pensions had a “thug mentality.”

20, May, 2018

Laborers 1214 and 'JFK with a tattoo and a bench press' get behind Pennington for Congress

By BERRY CRAIG

AFT Local 1360

Democratic congressional hopeful Alonzo Pennington of Princeton has landed the backing of Paducah Laborers Local 1214 for Tuesday's primary.

16, May, 2018

A chicken who voted for Col. Sanders

By BERRY CRAIG

AFT Local 1360

Kurt Glazier of Whiteside County, Ill., packs a union card. He is a state employee.

14, May, 2018

State Fed wins first PCAK 'Partner Award'

By BERRY CRAIG

AFT Local 1360

The state’s largest labor federation has received Prevent Child Abuse Kentucky’s first Partner Award.

06, May, 2018

'America's horniest president:' It's not who you think.

By BERRY CRAIG

AFT Local 1360

Have other women been paid to keep quiet about trysts with Trump?

04, May, 2018