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December 12, 2025 at 8:19 PM

THANK YOU: Protect America’s Workforce Act passes the House

A rare moment of bipartisan momentum in restoring federal workers’ collective bargaining rights, thanks to your activism. Hi John,   America’s unions just had a huge victory in Congress—and we wanted to take a minute to s…

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December 11, 2025 at 3:57 PM

VOTE TODAY: The Protect America’s Workforce Act

The House is voting today on whether to restore union rights to federal workers. Call 855-493-4407 now! Hi John,   Representatives in Congress are voting today on whether to restore union rights to federal workers.   Th…

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December 10, 2025 at 10:26 PM

Re: It’s moving! The Protect America’s Workforce Act vote is imminent.

In case you missed it, the vote to restore federal workers’ collective bargaining rights will be this week. Call 855-493-4407 now! Hi John,   In case you missed it: Congress will vote this week on the bipartisan Protect America's Workfor…

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December 10, 2025 at 12:40 AM

It’s moving! The Protect America’s Workforce Act vote is imminent.

Join thousands of fellow workers in calling to restore federal workers’ collective bargaining rights. Call 855-493-4407 now! Hi John,   Hot off the presses—Rep. Jared Golden has called for the vote on the Protect America…

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December 1, 2025 at 5:36 PM

We’re coming together in January. Join us!

We’re grateful to have the opportunity to join together in January with our union family in Baltimore. Hi John,   Are you looking for community and purpose in 2026 and beyond—for a way to make a difference? You’re invited to join union …

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November 20, 2025 at 8:49 PM

Re: CALL: Tell your representative to pass the Protect America’s Workforce Act

The House will vote any day on whether to restore union rights to federal workers. 855-493-4407 is the number to call.   Tell Your Representative to Pass the Protect America’s Workforce Act MAKE A CALL …

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  Sara Ramirez, Communications Workers of America via Team AFL-CIO · [email protected]

November 18, 2025 at 9:42 PM

Help me and fellow interpreters join a union

Interpreters like myself are joining together with CWA to improve our unfair and unstable working conditions. Hi John,   My name is Sara, and I work as an interpreter at LanguageLine Solutions. I'm also a Communications …

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November 17, 2025 at 11:26 PM

CALL: Tell your representative to pass the Protect America’s Workforce Act

The countdown clock has started. The House of Representatives has just a few days to vote on the Protect America’s Workforce Act. Hi John,   It’s time to get it done for America’s workers.   Thanks to the hard work of w…

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  Alex Rias, Director of Civil, Human and Women’s Rights, Team AFL-CIO · [email protected]

November 14, 2025 at 10:47 PM

Let’s carry forward Dr. King’s legacy in January

I hope you’ll join me in Baltimore for the 2026 AFL-CIO Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Civil and Human Rights Conference Hi John,   I’m Alex Rias, the new director of Civil, Human and Women’s Rights at the AFL-CIO. And that means I’ll be help…

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  Zarian Antonio Pouncy, Starbucks Workers United via Team AFL-CIO · [email protected]

November 12, 2025 at 4:52 PM

Starbucks workers have voted to authorize a strike

We stand in solidarity with Starbucks workers who are ready to strike on Nov. 13. go.aflcio.org/swu Hi John,   Starbucks baristas across the country have done an incredible job organizing at more than 640 stores across the country—fightin…

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November 5, 2025 at 9:38 PM

Last night’s election and what’s next

Those who earned voters’ trust focused on making life more affordable, creating good jobs and restoring the dignity of work. Hi John,   Last night, voters across the country sent a clear message: When candidates stand with workers, they …

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October 29, 2025 at 3:25 PM

PETITION: Pay women’s basketball players

The WNBPA is at the bargaining table and the WNBA and team owners are ignoring player demands and jeopardizing the future of women’s professional basketball. Hi John,   When the Women’s National Basketball Players Association (WNBPA) join…

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October 23, 2025 at 6:22 PM

Time is running out for millions of Americans

Food assistance, health care and paychecks for working people from coast to coast remain unfunded. Hi John,   The government shutdown has now dragged on for 23 days. Across the country, federal workers are struggling to …

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October 16, 2025 at 5:44 PM

America’s unions have a plan for workers under AI

Here’s our blueprint for a workers-first AI future: go.aflcio.org/ai-principles. Let’s ensure working people benefit from AI technology instead of being harmed by it. Hi John,   If it seems like everyone is talking about artificial intel…

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October 15, 2025 at 5:42 PM

John, Support Broadway Workers!

For too long, Broadway workers have risked their health and safety so the show could go on. Will you sign a letter to tell The Broadway League that you support the workers who make Broadway possible? Hi John,   Imagine yo…

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October 10, 2025 at 7:01 PM

INVITATION: Jan. 15–18, 2026, MLK Civil and Human Rights Conference

Union brothers, sisters and siblings: Please join us in Baltimore Jan. 15–18, 2026 Hi John,   The civil rights and labor movements have a long, storied history of working together to secure a better future for workers. An…

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October 9, 2025 at 3:36 PM

It’s time to stop hurting working people

No matter who you are, we can all agree that workers should get paid for their work. It’s time to stop hurting working people and end the shutdown. Hi John,   As the shutdown enters its ninth day, the rent, mortgage and …

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  Team AFL-CIO · [email protected]

October 3, 2025 at 5:33 PM

Crucial Vote TODAY: Tell Congress NOW to Fund the Government and Put Working People First!

There is a vote scheduled for 1:30 p.m. ET today in the Senate. We need you to take action now to tell your senators to fund the government, fix the health care crisis and put working people first! Hi John,   Can you mak…

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  Team AFL-CIO · [email protected]

October 1, 2025 at 4:55 PM

CALL: Fund the Government and Fix the Looming Health Care Crisis

From coast to coast, in red states and blue, federal workers have already been under attack by Trump’s Project 2025/DOGE agenda. The last thing they need is a shutdown. Hi John,   The federal government is shutting down …

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September 29, 2025 at 5:06 PM

Tomorrow! BOOK EVENT: ‘Why Fascists Fear Teachers’

Join us tomorrow night to hear from AFT President Randi Weingarten on her new book, “Why Fascists Fear Teachers,” featuring a Q&A moderated by AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler. Hi John,   We wanted to make sure you saw th…

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September 24, 2025 at 6:58 PM

CALL: Stop Looming Health Care Price Spikes!

The last thing working families need is skyrocketing health care bills on top of rising costs for food, housing, electricity, gas and more. Call 855-493-4407 now. Hi John,   On Nov. 1, Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplac…

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  Team AFL-CIO · [email protected]

September 24, 2025 at 3:28 PM

BOOK EVENT: Why Fascists Fear Teachers

Join us next Tuesday night to hear from AFT President Randi Weingarten on her new book, Why Fascists Fear Teachers, featuring a Q&A moderated by AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler. Hi John,   American Federation of Teachers…

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  Team AFL-CIO · [email protected]

September 9, 2025 at 8:13 PM

Workers Are Ready to Fight Back

Labor Day was huge—and we’re just getting started. We spent the summer fighting back for working families, and we invite you to join us. Hi John,   Wow, Workers’ Labor Day was incredible!   The labor movement and our all…

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September 5, 2025 at 10:17 PM

CALL: Reverse gutting of NIOSH, a core worker safety agency, and restore workers’ jobs!

NIOSH research centers are at risk of being closed. Unions mobilized and restored some centers, but we need your support once again to help these critical health and safety workers. Hi John,   This year the Trump administ…

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August 31, 2025 at 4:07 PM

Do you know where you’ll be on Labor Day?

Tomorrow, join us at a Workers’ Labor Day event near you. Hi John,   Workers’ Labor Day is TOMORROW, and we couldn’t be more excited to show the CEOs and billionaires how we fight.   Have you decided where you’ll be? A march, a rally, a …

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August 28, 2025 at 8:42 PM

📣 Announcing tonight’s Workers’ Labor Day Activist Virtual Call speaker lineup

Join us tonight to learn about your rights, how to take action safely, and how to create or join an event and mobilize others to attend. Hi John,   On tonight’s Workers’ Labor Day Activist Virtual Call, you’ll hear from …

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August 27, 2025 at 9:50 PM

Find a Workers’ Labor Day event near you

The labor movement and allies are hosting nearly 1,000 #WorkersDeserve events this weekend to speak out and fight back. Join us. Hi John,   At marches and rallies, picnics and parades, Labor Day is workers’ day.   It’s a peaceful celebrat…

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August 27, 2025 at 2:37 PM

Starting at 11 a.m. ET! President Liz Shuler’s 🇺🇸 State of the Unions

John, it’s almost time for our third annual State of the Unions address. Watch on aflcio.tv! Dear John,   It’s almost time for our annual State of the Unions address. Can you tune in today at 11 a.m. ET? WAT…

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August 26, 2025 at 10:05 PM

Re: JOIN THE CALL—and get ready for Workers’ Labor Day!

Workers, union supporters, activists❗Learn about our #WorkersDeserve Labor Day week of action on Aug. 28 at 7 p.m. ET. It’s time for workers to reclaim our power. Hi John,   Working people built this country, and on this …

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August 25, 2025 at 9:18 PM

TUNE IN: 🇺🇸 State of the Unions

Please join us, John, for our third annual State of the Unions address on Wednesday, Aug. 27, at 11 a.m. ET. Dear John,   Labor Day is about more than mattress sales—it’s a celebration of working people and a chance to re…

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August 21, 2025 at 5:27 PM

JOIN THE CALL—and get ready for Workers’ Labor Day!

On Aug. 28 at 7 p.m. ET, join a call with workers, unions and community allies to kick off the Week of Action leading up to Labor Day. Hi John,   This Labor Day, working people are rising up and taking our power back…and …

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August 15, 2025 at 4:07 PM

Letter: VA Secretary Douglas Collins—restore veterans’ rights

John→ Will you send an email to Veterans Affairs Secretary Douglas Collins to protect veterans and VA workers? Hi John,   The Department of Veterans Affairs ripped up the union contracts of more than 400,000 VA workers across the country…

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August 8, 2025 at 8:14 PM

CALL: Restore Veterans Affairs workers’ union rights

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) just terminated 400‌,000 union contracts. There’s a bill in Congress that could help—and we have the votes to pass it. Hi John,   The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is the back…

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August 5, 2025 at 1:28 PM

Show your support for striking Boeing workers!

Highly skilled Boeing workers are on strike for a fair contract. Will you support them? Hi John,   Some 3,200 IAM Union members at Boeing just went on strike, and they need your help.   Will you support their fight for a fair contract? Si…

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July 30, 2025 at 9:08 PM

On Workers’ Labor Day, join us at an event near you!

Labor Day is a celebration of workers. Find an event near you this holiday. Hi John,   At marches and rallies, picnics and parades, Labor Day is workers’ day.   It’s a celebration of our history because workers built thi…

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July 23, 2025 at 8:13 PM

Do you know how much the average CEO makes?

Guess how much more the nation’s top CEOs made compared to their workers last year. Hi John,   Guess how much more the nation’s top CEOs made compared to their workers last year.   Twenty times more? Fifty times more? One…

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July 17, 2025 at 4:01 PM

ACTION ALERT: We have the votes to restore federal workers’ union rights

Call your member of Congress and urge them to sign the discharge petition for the Protect America’s Workforce Act. Hi John,   President Trump signed an executive order in March that ripped the right to collectively barga…

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July 12, 2025 at 3:33 PM

SOLIDARITY ALERT: Support cargo and shipping workers on strike

Port workers in Illinois have been on strike since May, after facing dangerous conditions, a hostile work environment and intimidation. Hi John,   Port workers in Illinois need your help.   Port workers at QSL have been…

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July 8, 2025 at 10:46 PM

TOMORROW: 🚌💪 It's Better in a Union Bus Tour Official Kickoff

Our Better in a Union bus tour is officially kicking off tomorrow in Washington, D.C. at AFL-CIO HQ at 10:45 a.m. ET. Will you meet us? Hi John,   America’s unions are launching a bus tour tomorrow, and you're invited!   …

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July 7, 2025 at 8:53 PM

SOLIDARITY ALERT: International Rescue Committee Staff Demands a Fair First Contract

While the IRC’s top executives collectively earn nearly $5 million, many of its front-line workers struggle to earn a living wage. Help them demand a fair contract. Hi John,   Every day, workers at the International Rescu…

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July 1, 2025 at 10:25 PM

URGENT: 📞 Stop this devastating budget bill before tomorrow

This budget bill represents the single biggest transfer of wealth from working people to billionaires in American history. Hi John,   Every working person in this country should be outraged.   The Senate just voted to p…

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June 27, 2025 at 9:55 PM

URGENT: $5 trillion gift to billionaires at workers’ expense

The Senate is still working on a budget that would raise costs on working people, wipe out over 1 million jobs and rip health care away from about 16 million Americans. Hi John,   The Senate is scrambling to finalize the …

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June 25, 2025 at 7:42 PM

MAKE A CALL: Tell the Senate to say NO to Big Tech’s AI overreach

There’s nothing big and beautiful about removing worker protections that states put in place to protect workers from the dangers of AI and corporate overreach. Hi John,   As corporations speed up their use of artificial i…

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June 11, 2025 at 11:12 PM

This weekend’s military parade

It’s wrong to try and cut veterans’ benefits while spending this much on a military parade. Hi John,   President Trump’s $45 million birthday military parade is set for this weekend along the National Mall in Washington, D.C. You may hav…

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June 9, 2025 at 12:49 AM

MONDAY: Free David Huerta Day of Action

On Friday night, SEIU California President David Huerta was exercising his constitutional rights and lawfully observing immigration enforcement activity in his community when Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents violently arrested him. …

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June 7, 2025 at 2:38 PM

SOLIDARITY ALERT: Help Vox Media staff win a fair contract!

Writers at Vox Media need your help, John, to win a fair contract before their current agreement expires at 11:59 p.m. ET on June 12. Hi John,   Between 2017 and 2018, the editorial and video staff of Vox Media—the compan…

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June 5, 2025 at 8:07 PM

Sunday, June 8, World Pride March kickoff at the AFL-CIO 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Join AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler, RWDSU-UFCW President Stuart Appelbaum, and members from UNITE HERE Local 25’s restaurant campaign, UAW’s Kennedy Center campaign, Starbucks Workers United and more. Hi John,   We thought…

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June 5, 2025 at 3:27 PM

Re: FRIDAY: Unite for Veterans, Unite for America Rally

Will we see you this Friday, John? Plus, make a call in support of veterans. Hi John,   Just a quick note about our important event in support of veterans this Friday at 2 p.m. ET. RSVP here. Veterans and military family…

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