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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.

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

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AFT Local 1360

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Here's the scoop on media bias

By BERRY CRAIG

AFT Local 1360

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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

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By DANIEL HURT

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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.

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