It was the labor movement that helped secure so much of what we take for granted today. The 40-hour work week, the minimum wage, family leave, health insurance, Social Security, Medicare, retirement plans. The cornerstones of the middle-class security all bear the union label.
- Barack Obama
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- Alliance for Retired Americans Facilitates Partnership with Labor Movement, SUNY to Help Students with Family, Financial Obligations — May 27
- Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Profiles: Mikayla Robinson — May 27
- Service + Solidarity Spotlight: UVC Prepares the Labor Movement to Observe Memorial Day — May 27
- Working People Respond to Elementary School Mass Shooting in Uvalde, Texas — May 26
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