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New Orleans nurses prepare for three-day strike for nurse retention starting Nov. 11
SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Nov. 7 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release:
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New Orleans nurses prepare for three-day strike for nurse retention starting Nov. 11
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Nurses at University Medical Center New Orleans (UMCNO) in Louisiana will hold a strike for three days starting Nov. 11 to protest the refusal of the hospital's owner and operator, LCMC Health, to address concerns about nursing staff retention. Nurses at UMCNO are represented by National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United (NNOC/NNU).
"We're tired of LCMC's revolving door strategy
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SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Nov. 7 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release:
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New Orleans nurses prepare for three-day strike for nurse retention starting Nov. 11
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Nurses at University Medical Center New Orleans (UMCNO) in Louisiana will hold a strike for three days starting Nov. 11 to protest the refusal of the hospital's owner and operator, LCMC Health, to address concerns about nursing staff retention. Nurses at UMCNO are represented by National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United (NNOC/NNU).
"We're tired of LCMC's revolving door strategyfor staffing our hospital," said Kisha Montes, RN in the behavioral health unit at UMCNO. "It's not hard to recruit highly talented nurses to a Level 1 Trauma Center in a city like New Orleans, but we're tired of seeing those nurses leave for other jobs. LCMC needs to work with us to retain the necessary staff to take care of our patients."
Who: UMCNO nurses, community, and allies
What: Three-day strike for nurse retention
When: Tuesday, Nov. 11, 7 a.m. to Friday, Nov. 14, 6:59 a.m.
Rallies with speakers: Tuesday, Nov. 11, 9 a.m. and Wednesday, Nov. 12, 9 a.m.
Where: University Medical Center New Orleans, 2000 Canal St., New Orleans, La.; at the corner of Canal and Galvez
"Retaining staff is essential to the long-term health of our hospital," said Ory Mire, RN in case management at UMCNO. "There are centuries of nursing experience in our hospital, and we want to build on that. Like any other job, having experienced, veteran staff makes a difference. We want to retain nurses and all the hospital staff who make patient care possible."
UMCNO nurses won a historic union election and began negotiating their first union contract with LCMC Health, UMCNO's operator, in March 2024. Nurses have given advance notice to the hospital for their strike and will maintain a patient protection taskforce throughout.
NNOC/NNU represents 600 nurses at UMCNO.
National Nurses United is the largest and fastest-growing union and professional association of registered nurses in the United States with more than 225,000 members nationwide. NNU affiliates include California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee, DC Nurses Association, Michigan Nurses Association, Minnesota Nurses Association, and New York State Nurses Association.
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Original text here: https://www.nationalnursesunited.org/press/new-orleans-nurses-prepare-for-three-day-strike-for-nurse-retention
Joint Unions Say DfE Proposals Will Heap Unsustainable Pressure on Schools
LONDON, England, Nov. 7 -- The National Education Union issued the following news release on Nov. 6, 2025:
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Joint unions say DfE proposals will heap unsustainable pressure on schools
Education unions representing teachers and school leaders in England - NASUWT, NEU, NAHT, ASCL and Community - today warn the Government's proposed pay award for teachers will hit morale, damage recruitment and retention, put unsustainable pressure on school budgets and lead to cuts and redundancies.
The unions have written to Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson following the Department for Education's
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LONDON, England, Nov. 7 -- The National Education Union issued the following news release on Nov. 6, 2025:
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Joint unions say DfE proposals will heap unsustainable pressure on schools
Education unions representing teachers and school leaders in England - NASUWT, NEU, NAHT, ASCL and Community - today warn the Government's proposed pay award for teachers will hit morale, damage recruitment and retention, put unsustainable pressure on school budgets and lead to cuts and redundancies.
The unions have written to Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson following the Department for Education'ssubmission to the School Teachers' Review Body (STRB). Ministers have recommended a 6.5% pay uplift spread over three years, weighted towards later years.
The DfE proposal confirms schools will be expected to part-fund future pay awards despite widespread pressure on school budgets. The 2025/26 pay award for teachers has not been fully funded by the Government and this proposal will pile enormous additional pressure on schools.
In their letter the unions say the proposals amount to a real-terms pay cut unless inflation falls sharply and doesn't address the thousands of pounds in pay lost by teachers since 2010 due to sustained pay cuts under the previous Government.
The unions highlight that vacancies remain at double the rate seen before the pandemic and over a million pupils are now taught in classes of more than 30 - the highest number in a generation. They warn that any award not fully-funded will force schools to cut staff and essential provision, undermining efforts to improve outcomes and close attainment gaps.
The joint letter calls on the Government to revise its STRB submission to:
Deliver fully funded, above-inflation pay awards in each year of this Parliament
Restore the real-terms value of teacher pay
Recognise that investment in teachers is essential to achieving ministers' education priorities
Matt Wrack, General Secretary of NASUWT - The Teachers' Union said: "Teachers have already suffered over a decade of real-terms pay cuts. These proposals fail to repair that damage and will only exacerbate the recruitment and retention crisis in our schools.
"It is unacceptable to ask schools to fund pay awards from budgets that are already stretched to breaking point. If ministers are serious about raising attainment and improving the life chances of children, they must invest in the dedicated workforce that delivers them."
Daniel Kebede, General Secretary, National Education Union said:
"Yet again the Government has created anxiety amongst the profession by putting forward evidence that suggests a below inflation pay award that is to be funded out of existing budgets. We expected better from Labour.
"The years of pay cuts since 2010 have already caused severe recruitment and retention problems and hit teacher living standards hard. Further pay cuts will make things even worse. Fully funded, significantly above inflation pay rises are essential to properly value, recruit and retain the teachers we need."
Paul Whiteman, General Secretary at school leaders' union NAHT said: "Schools are still grappling with the consequences of below-inflation pay rises under the last government which have really harmed their ability to ensure all pupils have the teachers and leaders they deserve.
"Further real-terms cuts would be a recipe for exacerbating the difficulties they face and now is not the time for the government to retreat from the welcome progress it has made in beginning to restore pay and the attractiveness of teaching as a long-term career.
"Combined with a failure to fund even the disappointing increase being proposed, this would be an unwelcome double whammy for schools, many of which are already struggling to make budgets add up."
Pepe Di'Iasio, General Secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, said:
"The DfE's proposals are very disappointing and the government needs to reconsider. Any pay awards that are not fully funded will necessitate schools making cuts to provision, as finances are already so strained.
"The proposed three-year pay award fails to address historic pay erosion and will do nothing to ease the severe teacher shortages in schools and colleges. The government has to understand that if they are demanding more from our workforce, be that for enrichment, extra-curricular activities, or attracting the new recruits that are necessary to deliver the aspirations of a wider curriculum offer, then this all needs properly funding."
Helen Osgood, National Secretary for Education and Early Years at Community Union, said:
"The previous government left us with a recruitment and retention crisis in our education sector. We can only tackle this with continued meaningful investment in the workforce. That means a proper pay rise funded by Government, action on workload and increased PPA time are all essential."
Joint unions letter on Government's proposed pay award for teachers
The unions have written to Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson following the Department for Education's submission to the School Teachers' Review Body (STRB)
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Dear Secretary of State,
We are writing jointly on behalf of the five education unions representing teachers and school leaders -- NASUWT, NEU, NAHT, ASCL and Community regarding the Government's evidence to the School Teachers' Review Body (STRB) for the 2026 pay award.
We are extremely concerned that the Department for Education's submission proposes an overall uplift of 6.5% over three years, weighted towards later years of the Parliament, and that this uplift will not be fully funded.
The DfE's evidence relies on forecast inflation quickly reverting to the Bank of England's 2% inflation target and remaining there. The OBR acknowledges that inflation outturns have been significantly higher. Locking in low level increases in teachers' pay risks further eroding the real value of teachers' earnings which have fallen very significantly on any inflation measure since 2010.
The DfE's evidence contains a number of more positive statistics from the most recent 12 months. Even where we accept these figures, they typically represent small recoveries from what were historic lows. For example, teacher vacancies decreased in November 2024 by 600 to 2,200. However, this remains around double the pre-pandemic rate and is the third worst on record. From these small, single-year upticks, the DfE has extrapolated a long-term recovery in teacher recruitment and retention.
Schools are already facing significant financial strain. The DfE did not fully funded the staff pay awards for 2025-26 and the DfE evidence makes clear that schools must part fund future pay awards. Trust CEOs told the Confederation of School Trusts that financial sustainability is by far and away their most demanding priority.
Any award that is not fully funded will inevitably result in further cuts to staffing and essential provision, undermining the ability of schools to deliver high-quality education for all pupils. This would be at odds with the Government's stated commitment to improving standards and outcomes. Over a million pupils are already taught in classes of more than 30, the highest number in a generation.
We urge the Government to submit revised evidence to the STRB which:
* Reflects the urgent need to restore the real-terms value of teacher pay;
* Provides for fully funded, above-inflation awards in each year of this Parliament; and
* Recognises that investment in teachers and schools is essential to delivering the Government's education priorities.
We would welcome an early meeting to discuss these concerns and to ensure that the pay review process contributes to a sustainable solution to the recruitment and retention challenges facing schools.
Yours sincerely,
Matt Wrack, General Secretary NASUWT
Daniel Kebede, General Secretary NEU
Paul Whiteman, General Secretary NAHT
Pepe Di'lasio, General Secretary ASCL
Helen Osgood, Operations Director Community
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Original text here: https://neu.org.uk/latest/press-releases/joint-unions-say-dfe-proposals-will-heap-unsustainable-pressure-schools
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IAM Union Members at Toledo's Libbey Glass Ratify Union-Proposed Offer in Effort to End 11-Week Strike
UPPER MARLBORO, Maryland, Nov. 7 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers issued the following news release:
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IAM Union Members at Toledo's Libbey Glass Ratify Union-Proposed Offer in Effort to End 11-Week Strike
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TOLEDO, Ohio, Nov. 7, 2025 - After 11 weeks on strike to protest the company's unfair labor practices, members of IAM Union (International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers) Local 1297 (District 54) at Libbey Glass in Toledo voted on Friday, Nov. 7 to ratify a union-proposed agreement aimed at ending the work
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UPPER MARLBORO, Maryland, Nov. 7 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers issued the following news release:
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IAM Union Members at Toledo's Libbey Glass Ratify Union-Proposed Offer in Effort to End 11-Week Strike
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TOLEDO, Ohio, Nov. 7, 2025 - After 11 weeks on strike to protest the company's unfair labor practices, members of IAM Union (International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers) Local 1297 (District 54) at Libbey Glass in Toledo voted on Friday, Nov. 7 to ratify a union-proposed agreement aimed at ending the workstoppage that began on Aug. 23. The offer now awaits company approval.
The union-proposed offer addresses core member concerns, including mandatory overtime provisions that restrict time with family, attempts to strip the union and members of key rights and protections, and rising health insurance costs.
"This was a proactive effort by the union to bring an end to the strike and get our members back to work," said IAM District 54 President and Directing Business Representative T. Dean Wright, Jr. "Our members have stayed strong and united throughout this process, and this offer represents a fair path forward that addresses their core concerns. Now Libbey has a chance to treat their employees right and accept this offer and reinstate stability to its Toledo operations."
Approximately 84 IAM Union members at Libbey Glass produce high-quality glass products proudly made in Toledo and sold around the world.
The IAM Union (International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers) is one of North America's largest and most diverse industrial trade unions, representing approximately 600,000 active and retired members in the aerospace, defense, airlines, shipbuilding, railroad, transit, healthcare, automotive, and other industries across the United States and Canada.
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Original text here: https://www.goiam.org/news/iam-union-members-at-toledos-libbey-glass-ratify-union-proposed-offer-in-effort-to-end-11-week-strike/
European Trade Union Officers Enhance Communication Skills in Dublin
BRUSSELS, Belgium, Nov. 7 -- The European Trade Union Institute issued the following news on Nov. 6, 2025:
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European trade union officers enhance communication skills in Dublin
From October 13-17th 2025, the Communications Workers Union (CWU) in Dublin, Ireland, hosted ETUI Education's intermediate-level English Language and Communications course, part of the broader English Blended pathway. The course brought together 23 participants from trade union organisations across Europe, providing a unique forum for cross-cultural exchange and English communications practice.
Delivered in a blended
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BRUSSELS, Belgium, Nov. 7 -- The European Trade Union Institute issued the following news on Nov. 6, 2025:
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European trade union officers enhance communication skills in Dublin
From October 13-17th 2025, the Communications Workers Union (CWU) in Dublin, Ireland, hosted ETUI Education's intermediate-level English Language and Communications course, part of the broader English Blended pathway. The course brought together 23 participants from trade union organisations across Europe, providing a unique forum for cross-cultural exchange and English communications practice.
Delivered in a blendedformat, the programme combined online modules allowing participants to revise and prepare before engaging in 5 days of face-to-face activities. The course focused on strengthening participants' communication techniques in English, while also promoting dialogue on current trade union issues across European countries, including trade union renewal, young trade union leaders, AI and digitalisation, Just Transition, and other key topics.
Throughout the week, participants practiced debates, panel discussions, presentations, and other activities designed to enhance argumentation skills and foster effective communication within a cross-cultural setting. The programme also aimed to broaden perspectives on trade unionism and support autonomous English language development.
Strong communication and negotiation skills are essential for trade union officers navigating today's challenges. Building on the success of this course, an advanced-level programme is planned for next year, offering participants the chance to further develop their skills and tackle the evolving issues facing the European trade union movement.
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Original text here: https://www.etui.org/news/european-trade-union-officers-enhance-communication-skills-dublin
Collective-bargaining preparations continue as Executive Council meets ahead of National Rap Session
WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO National Association of Letter Carriers issued the following news:
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Collective-bargaining preparations continue as Executive Council meets ahead of National Rap Session
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The NALC Executive Council met at NALC Headquarters in Washington, DC, this week to continue preparations for the next round of collective bargaining. Negotiations with the Postal Service will officially begin in February 2026, as the current National Agreement is set to expire on May 22, 2026.
At this week's meeting, Executive Council members engaged in discussions
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO National Association of Letter Carriers issued the following news:
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Collective-bargaining preparations continue as Executive Council meets ahead of National Rap Session
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The NALC Executive Council met at NALC Headquarters in Washington, DC, this week to continue preparations for the next round of collective bargaining. Negotiations with the Postal Service will officially begin in February 2026, as the current National Agreement is set to expire on May 22, 2026.
At this week's meeting, Executive Council members engaged in discussionsregarding economic elements of the National Agreement. Internal bargaining subcommittees also continue to meet regularly to review information relevant to their assigned articles of the National Agreement and develop proposals for submission in the bargaining process. Click here for a list of the subcommittees that each Executive Council member has chosen to serve on, along with the related National Agreement articles.
The materials being reviewed by subcommittees include official NALC bargaining positions adopted through national convention resolutions, proposals from previous rounds of bargaining, collective-bargaining agreements from other unions, and reports from the Rank-and-File Bargaining Committee. Click here for more information.
At the upcoming National Rap Session scheduled for Nov. 21-23 in Cleveland, OH, subcommittees will share information with branch and state leaders about their progress and what's ahead. Workshops on Saturday, Nov. 22, are open to all attendees and will educate members about the collective-bargaining process and the ongoing work of the bargaining subcommittees. The subcommittees, which are comprised of Executive Council members as well as select Headquarters letter carrier staff, will explain the subjects they are working on as NALC prepares for the next round of collective bargaining beginning next year. The workshops will also include a roundtable discussion between the subcommittees and the membership. Discussions during the workshops are open to everyone.
The Rap Session on Sunday, Nov. 23, is open to any member in attendance; however, only current branch and state association presidents, or their authorized designees, are eligible to ask questions at the microphones in the Rap Session. President Renfroe will cover a variety of topics at the Rap Session, including the economic portion of collective bargaining.
A complete schedule of events is provided here.
The Executive Council is scheduled to meet again prior to the Rap Session later this month. NALC will continue to provide updates on the collective-bargaining preparation process.
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Original text here: https://www.nalc.org/news/nalc-updates/collective-bargaining-preparations-continue-as-executive-council-meets-ahead-of-national-rap-session
AFT President Randi Weingarten, AFT's LGBTQIA+ Task Force Leaders Respond to Supreme Court Order Upholding Trump Passport Policy Targeting Transgender People
WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO American Federation of Teachers issued the following news release:
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AFT President Randi Weingarten, AFT's LGBTQIA+ Task Force Leaders Respond to Supreme Court Order Upholding Trump Passport Policy Targeting Transgender People
New emergency order allows the Trump administration to block transgender Americans from selecting passport sex markers that reflect their gender identity.
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AFT President Randi Weingarten and Executive Vice President Evelyn DeJesus, along with the AFT's LGBTQIA+ Task Force co-chairs, CFT President Jeff Freitas
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO American Federation of Teachers issued the following news release:
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AFT President Randi Weingarten, AFT's LGBTQIA+ Task Force Leaders Respond to Supreme Court Order Upholding Trump Passport Policy Targeting Transgender People
New emergency order allows the Trump administration to block transgender Americans from selecting passport sex markers that reflect their gender identity.
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AFT President Randi Weingarten and Executive Vice President Evelyn DeJesus, along with the AFT's LGBTQIA+ Task Force co-chairs, CFT President Jeff Freitasand NYSUT Secretary-Treasurer J. Philippe Abraham, issued the following statement in response to the Supreme Court's emergency order allowing the Trump administration to force transgender Americans to mark their sex at birth on passports rather than their gender identity:
"The Supreme Court's emergency order allows the Trump administration to once again trample on Americans' civil rights. This ruling represents a serious violationnot only of identity and self-expression but of the safety of millions of transgender Americans, who could be harassed or even jailed in many countries around the globe for being who they are. In case after case, this court has enabled this administration to inflict its cruel, extreme agenda on the most vulnerable without credible justification. Americans should be allowed to live safely and with dignity, without fearing that their government will put them at risk."
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Original text here: https://www.aft.org/press-release/aft-president-randi-weingarten-afts-lgbtqia-task-force-leaders-respond-supreme-court
AFL-CIO Salutes Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi's Decades of Service to Working People
WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO issued the following news release:
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AFL-CIO Salutes Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi's Decades of Service to Working People
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AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler issued the following statement today in response to the announcement that House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi will retire at the end of this term:
Nancy Pelosi is a trailblazer whose historic tenure as the first woman to serve as speaker reshaped our nation. She wielded power with clarity of purpose and an unwavering commitment to working families.
Following the the Great Recession,
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO issued the following news release:
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AFL-CIO Salutes Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi's Decades of Service to Working People
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AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler issued the following statement today in response to the announcement that House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi will retire at the end of this term:
Nancy Pelosi is a trailblazer whose historic tenure as the first woman to serve as speaker reshaped our nation. She wielded power with clarity of purpose and an unwavering commitment to working families.
Following the the Great Recession,she helped steer the country out of the crisis, protecting more than a million auto industry jobs, passing the Affordable Care Act to bring health care access to nearly 50 million Americans, and shepherding Dodd-Frank reforms to stop big banks and financial institutions from gambling on the backs of working people. She was the last speaker of the House to get a minimum wage increase for working families signed into law and passed the historic Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act to advance the fight for equal pay for equal work. During the Biden administration, she led Congress to pass the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, the CHIPS and Science Act, and the Inflation Reduction Act, which created millions of good union jobs, rebuilt the American manufacturing sector and grew the clean energy economy, and strengthened the backbone of our economy. Throughout her career, she championed women's equality, the needs of America's children and workers' rights, including fair wages, safe workplaces and the right of every worker to join a union.
Speaker Pelosi has been an inspiration to me and to so many women who have beaten the odds and fought their way into the halls of power to make a difference for all of our families. On behalf of the labor movement, I thank Speaker Emerita Pelosi for building a stronger, fairer nationand for always standing in solidarity with us.
Contact: Claudia Hernandez, 202-637-5018
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Original text here: https://aflcio.org/press/releases/afl-cio-salutes-speaker-emerita-nancy-pelosis-decades-service-working-people
