It’s not much of a shock that lies are popping up in the Republican presidential nomination race. But in Michigan, Mitt Romney is telling one whopper of lie about the UAW, the auto bailout that saved two of the nation’s Big 3 car manufacturers and President Obama. In a nutshell, Romney says Obama should have let Chrysler and GM go bankrupt—that should win him a lot of votes in Michigan today—and Obama instead “gave the companies to the UAW.” Read more >>>

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(Tallahassee, FL) Working Floridians today said the Legislatures’ scheme to hand over state prisons to private companies will hurt families and communities, while increasing the dangers posed by violent criminals. Read more >>>

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If you've never been in a union, chances are the concept is pretty foreign. When it comes to understanding unions, collective bargaining, and labor laws, the technical jargon can get really confusing, not to mention all of the misinformation about unions that's regularly spread around. This quick tutorial gives the nuts and bolts about what a union is… and isn't!
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Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on President Obama’s Plan for Jobs and Deficit Reduction Read more >>>

Are your members confused about retirement? Facing job loss? Want to get out of debt?

This free training is provided to your local through the AFL-CIO Community Services Program. It has been tailored specifically for the needs of union members. The program was developed by the National Labor College's Investor Education Project and made possible by a generous grant from the FINRA Investor Education Foundation

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Across the country, the AFL-CIO Community Services Network is kicking off the 2011 United Way campaign with union-sponsored events—rallies, golf outings, kickoff lunches and dinners. All these events have one goal: to show union members’ strong support for the United Way. Read more >>>

The Palm Beach-Treasure Coast AFL-CIO is the state federation of labor representing members of local unions in Indian River, Martin, Okeechobee, Palm Beach, and St. Lucie counties.  The mission of the Palm Beach-Treasure Coast AFL-CIO is to improve the lives of working families—to bring economic justice to the workplace and social justice to our state and the nation. Read more >>>