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Paducah rally draws a quartet of House hopefuls and about 100 fans

By BERRY CRAIG

AFT Local 1360

A quartet of Democratic state House candidates and about 100 well-wishers showed up at Kyle Henderson’s downtown Paducah union hall for an impromptu filing-deadline-day rally in Paducah.

31, Jan, 2018

Retired teachers oppose GOP's 401(a) plan

EDITOR'S NOTE: Click here to view a video in which Ward discusses in depth the public pension crisis.

29, Jan, 2018

Democratic duo files in the First

By BERRY CRAIG

AFT Local 1360

Paul Walker and Alonzo Pennington, Democratic hopefuls for Congress in the First District, could have mailed in their filing papers.

26, Jan, 2018

Memorial fund established for Marshall shooting victim

Brothers and Sisters:

A fellow Brother of IBEW Local 816 in Paducah, KY experienced a tragedy this week. His son Preston Cope lost his life in the Marshall County High School shooting, A Memorial Fund has been established in his honor.

26, Jan, 2018

Chuck Jones is still taking Trump to task

By BERRY CRAIG

AFT Local 1360

When Ronald Reagan ran for president in 1980, the GOP put out a TV commercial in which a union guy said Reagan was for working stiffs like him.

25, Jan, 2018

USW warns against the most significant rollback in union rights in Over 70 Years

Thanks to Jeff Wiggins for sending us this.

Congress is currently considering the Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act (HR 986/S 63), a bill that would strip National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) protections from nearly one million workers.

25, Jan, 2018