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Krystal Ball book: Dems must rekindle the spirit of FDR to reverse the ‘apocalypse’ of Trumpism

By BERRY CRAIG

AFT Local 1360

The Murray, Ky., Woman’s Club meets in a building that’s a memorial to a president who won nearly 90 percent of the local vote when he was elected going on 85 years ago.

05, Apr, 2017

Unions look past party labels and endorse candidates who stand with labor

By BERRY CRAIG

AFT Local 1360

27, Mar, 2017

Here's the scoop on media bias

By BERRY CRAIG

AFT Local 1360

“Why is the media so anti-union?”

This retired reporter-turned-history-teacher could retire if he had a dime for every time he’s heard a union brother or sister ask that question.

21, Mar, 2017

Are Kentuckians finally on to the Republicans?

By DANIEL HURT

Honorary delegate, Western Kentucky AFL-CIO Area Council

20, Mar, 2017

Tillow still championing single-payer; calls GOP plan 'horrible'

By BERRY CRAIG

AFT Local 1360

When Republicans tout their “free market” based American Health Care Act, they sometimes claim that swarms of Canadians flee their single-payer government health care system for medical treatment stateside.

15, Mar, 2017

Guest columns and op-eds are great ways to get our message out

By BERRY CRAIG

AFT Local 1360

There's not much we can do to change the anti-union editorializing of newspapers.

13, Mar, 2017