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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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Forward Kentucky: Reports from the 'Families First' rallies in Paducah and Jackson

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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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Labor 'batted' .647 in the primary

By BERRY CRAIG

AFT Local 1360

If candidate endorsements were like baseball batting averages, the Kentucky State AFL-CIO would be leading the big leagues and heading for the Hall of Fame.

23, May, 2018

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