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The One Thing Democrats Should Learn From Conor Lamb

Paul Ryan and Donald Trump are running scared.

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How Unions Carried Pennsylvania’s 18th District — and Why the DNC Should Be Paying Attention

Rep.-elect Conor Lamb made national waves with an improbable win last week in Pennsylvania’s 18th Congressional District. He faced down $10 million in outside money funneled to his opponent by corporate and right-wing interests.

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Today's Working Women Honor Their Courageous Foremothers

Nearly two centuries ago, a group of women and girls—some as young as 12—decided they'd had enough. Laboring in the textile mills of Lowell, Massachusetts, they faced exhausting 14-hour days, abusive supervisors and dangerous working conditions.

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37th Annual Conference

Milwaukee Area Labor Council - 2018 Spring Activities

 General Election Phone Banks

*All phone banks are from 4pm-7pm*

Wisconsin State AFL-CIO- 6333 W. Bluemound Rd.

April 2nd and April 3rd

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Wisconsin Labor History Society

Wisconsin Labor History Society 37th Annual Conference Women and the Labor Movement:

The Quest for Gender Equity and Lessons for the Future

Saturday, April 7, 2018

Laborers Local 113 Hall, 6310 W. Appleton Ave., Milwaukee

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Unions, Hotel Workers Discuss Sex Harassment: ‘A Lot of Ladies Go Through This’

Members and leaders of the union that represents hotel and hospitality workers gathered Monday evening to discuss the workers’ experiences with sexual harassment by guests and what the union is doing to create safer workplaces for its members.

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