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KS AFL-CIO 6th ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT

07 Mar, 2023

The Kansas AFL-CIO will host our Sixth Annual Golf Tournament to help fund our continued efforts on behalf of Kansas' working Families. A portion of the proceeds from the tournament will go to support the Boys and Girls Club of Kansas Alliance.

WHLF Central Labor Council Launches Interactive Website for Advocacy in 2023

27 Sep, 2022

Thank you once again to Jake Lowen and the WHLF Central Labor Council. His interactive website couldn't come at a more perfect time. If you are not sure who your elected officials are, you'll want to take a look here.

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U.S. Labor Movement's Next Frontier is the Tech Industry, AFL-CIO's Shuler Says

The U.S. tech sector is the next frontier for labor organizing, and its workers are starting to understand the collective power unions have, President of the AFL-CIO Liz Shuler said on Friday at the Reuters Next Conference.

13, Dec, 2021

Meet the Woman on the Brink of Transforming Labor in America for the Young and Reshuffling Workforce

When Liz Shuler rides on an airplane, she often has an experience that will be familiar to most travelers: Her seat mate asks, "What do you do?"

02, Dec, 2021

Liz Shuler: Seeing a Bigger Role for Women in the Labor Movement

NYT: How did you get your start in the labor movement?

15, Nov, 2021

‘Striketober’ Isn’t a Sign of Chaos—It’s a Healthy Development for the Country

The picket line has been crowded lately.

26, Oct, 2021

Survey Shows Broad Public Support For Worker Strikes

Workers at companies like Kellogg’s, Nabisco and John Deere have hit the picket lines in recent weeks hoping to get a better deal from their employers. A new survey suggests the public by and large supports them.

26, Oct, 2021

Strikes Are Sweeping the Labor Market as Workers Wield New Leverage

Marcial Reyes could have just quit his job. Frustrated with chronic understaffing at the Kaiser Permanente hospital where he works in Southern California, he knows he has options in a region desperate for nurses.

Instead, he voted to go on strike.

18, Oct, 2021