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Workplace Violence Prevention Act Will Save Lives, Shuler Says

On Friday, AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Liz Shuler celebrated the House passing the Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act (H.R.

AFT Local 212- Our Future

USW Member Uses Union Plus Legal Program To Stand Up for Workers' Rights

Lisa Pedersen of Revere, Massachusetts, has been a United Steelworkers (USW) member for 34 years. As “the first girl in [her] area” when she started as a gas leak investigator and repair person for the National Grid, Pedersen is used to being a leader.

AFT Local 212- Our Members

Local 212 represents over 1,000 full-time and part-time faculty as well as full and part-time paraprofessional staff (Education Assistants, Advisors, etc. These people educate and train the area's workforce.

New Poll: 77% of Americans Support Amazon Union Drive

Today, the AFL-CIO and GBAO released a nationwide poll of registered voters that found more than three-quarters of Americans support workers’ efforts to organize a union at the Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama.

AFT Local 212- Our History

Local 212 was officially established when the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) granted a charter to the Milwaukee Vocational Teachers’ Association, Local 212, on January 27, 1930.