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North Shore AFL-CIO Helps Deliver Big Wins for Working People in Primary Election
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North Shore AFL-CIO Helps Deliver Big Wins for Working People in Primary Election

Cleveland’s labor movement delivered a powerful showing in yesterday’s primary election, securing key victories up and down the ballot and positioning union members and labor allies for success in the November general election.

North Shore AFL-CIO Helps Deliver Big Wins for Working People in Primary Election

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Cleveland’s Unions Are Its Workers — And They Keep the Region Strong
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Cleveland’s Unions Are Its Workers — And They Keep the Region Strong

For generations, working people have organized together to keep this region moving — building bridges, caring for patients, educating children, and keeping businesses and factories running, all by standing together for safer workplaces, fair wages, and a voice on the job. 

Cleveland’s Unions Are Its Workers — And They Keep the Region Strong

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Ohio AFL-CIO Issues Endorsements, Approves Our Recommendations — Including 6 Union Members
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Ohio AFL-CIO Issues Endorsements, Approves Our Recommendations — Including 6 Union Members

On February 13, the Ohio AFL-CIO Executive Board met and issued key endorsements for the 2026 election cycle. The board endorsed Amy Acton and David Pepper for Governor and Lt. Governor, Sherrod Brown for U.S.

Ohio AFL-CIO Issues Endorsements, Approves Our Recommendations — Including 6 Union Members

"Blockade of Engines at Martinsburg, West Virginia," an engraving on front cover of "Harper's Weekly, Journal of Civilization," Vol XXL, No. 1076, New York, Saturday, August 11, 1877. Fighting occurred during Great railroad strike of 1877. Scanned from an original issue. Some cropping of original image.
Presidents and the Labor Movement: A History of Conflict and Progress
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Presidents and the Labor Movement: A History of Conflict and Progress

Presidents’ Day is often filled with conversation about leadership and legacy. But for working people, the presidency is measured less in monuments and more in paychecks, safety rules, and the right to stand together on the job.

Presidents and the Labor Movement: A History of Conflict and Progress

Union members walk in the Labor Day parade
A Year of Power, Progress, and Solidarity: Five Moments That Defined Worker Power in 2025
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A Year of Power, Progress, and Solidarity: Five Moments That Defined Worker Power in 2025

In 2025, the North Shore AFL-CIO delivered real results for working people—supporting new organizing, mobilizing in solidarity, winning elections, advancing pro-worker legislation, and celebrating union power.

A Year of Power, Progress, and Solidarity: Five Moments That Defined Worker Power in 2025

ONA Nurses are fighting for a fair contract
Building Worker Power in 2025: Organizing Wins Across Greater Cleveland
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Building Worker Power in 2025: Organizing Wins Across Greater Cleveland

In 2025, workers across Greater Cleveland showed what is possible when people come together around shared values: dignity on the job, fairness at work, and the belief that workplaces function best when workers have a real voice.

Building Worker Power in 2025: Organizing Wins Across Greater Cleveland