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Seven Mountains AFL-CIO endorses Minneapolis Regional Labor Federation's call for "Day of Truth and Freedom," renews call to bar ICE from local establishments

22 Jan, 2026

A statement by Seven Mountains AFL-CIO regarding the January 23 Minnesota “Day of Truth and Freedom" “Working people, from Minneapolis throughout our nation, cannot and will not stand for terrorizing our communities. Seven Mountains AFL-CIO endorses the Minneapolis Regional Labor Federation’s

Seven Mountains AFL-CIO calls on Centre Region establishments to bar federal immigration agents from their property

08 Jan, 2026

A statement by Seven Mountains AFL-CIO President Connor Lewis (TNG-CWA 32035), on the Chapter’s behalf: “Seven Mountains AFL-CIO stands in solidarity with cities across our nation facing immigration enforcement so-called surges, and with our sisters, brothers, and siblings in the Minneapolis

Seven Mountains AFL-CIO statement on worker fall at Mount Nittany Medical Center

19 Sep, 2025

For Immediate Release Media Contact: Connor Lewis [email protected] Seven Mountains AFL-CIO urges Mount Nittany Medical Center to work with contractors to address worksite safety “Our thoughts and prayers are with the Alliance Exterior Construction worker injured in a fall at Mount

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Congress Must Take Action to Protect Workers

The nation watched earlier this year as heroic warehouse workers at the Amazon facility in Bessemer, Alabama, made history.

26, Jul, 2021

Labor Movement Leads PRO Act Events in Backyards of All 100 Senators

This week, the AFL-CIO is leading a PRO Act Week of Action, part of the labor movement’s national campaign urging senators to pass this transformative labor law reform. This week of action includes at least one event near every U.S.

22, Jul, 2021

To Build Back Better, Give Workers a Voice and a Stake

This week, former Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos realized his dream of flying to space, after spending a reported $5 billion on his rocket company.

21, Jul, 2021

Black Unemployment Matters Just as Much as White Unemployment

In April 2020, after the labor market took its largest one-month hit in modern history, Black men and women suffered job losses proportionate to those of white women. Still, their losses were far less severe than those of Hispanic men and women.

19, Jul, 2021

Union Plus Launches New Retiree Healthcare Program

This month, Union Plus launched a new Retiree Healthcare Program in partnership with Anthem and the AFL-CIO Mutual Benefit Trust.

15, Jul, 2021

AFL-CIO Unveils Executive Paywatch Report

2020’s growth in pay inequity between workers and CEOs confirms the “executive base salary reductions” touted during the COVID-19 crisis were just lip service, per this year’s AFL-CIO Executive Paywatch report, which was unveiled this morning by AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Liz Shuler (IBEW).

14, Jul, 2021