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Are you a pro-labor candidate seeking municipal office in Western Mass? Apply for the Area Labor Federation endorsement today. Read on to learn more!

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Western Mass Area Labor Federation Municipal Candidate Questionnaire 2025

23 Sep, 2025 Read More >

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Get to Know AFL-CIO's Affiliates: Seafarers

06 Oct, 2025 Read More >

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October 2025 Newsletter: Mount Holyoke Workers on Strike, Upcoming Events, Fighting Politicized Firings

06 Oct, 2025

The WMALF Newsletter We hope you're enjoying the foliage and last warm days of fall. But as summer fades, the working class doesn't stop organizing! We are happy to share the first edition of the WMALF Newsletter with you. Inside, you will find news about recent labor actions, upcoming events, and

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Urgent Union Update

Bargaining a good contract is a union’s top priority. We’ve identified significant ways that this election will affect your union contract.

25, Oct, 2024

A New Way to File Taxes

The average taxpayer spends a whopping $200-plus a year on tax prep services. I bet we can all think of better things we could do with that money instead.

05, Apr, 2024

Buy Union for the Holidays!

It’s that time of year! No matter what you celebrate or how, we know many of you are looking for that perfect gift for your friends and family.

01, Dec, 2023

This Is the Story of How Workers Win

It has been a monumental month for American labor.

UAW ratified powerful new contracts with each of America’s Big Three automakers: Ford, General Motors and Stellantis.

SAG-AFTRA reached an industry-defining tentative agreement with the television and film industry studios.

22, Nov, 2023

Protecting Workers’ Interests in the Tech Revolution

Americans are experiencing the greatest technological transformation of the modern era. Automation and artificial intelligence (AI) are changing how we live, work and communicate.

03, Nov, 2023

AFL-CIO Values Statement

Today's diverse, inclusive labor movement advances the hopes and aspirations of all working people to build a stronger, more equitable America. When workers unite in a union we turn low-paying jobs into good jobs that pay family-supporting wages.

19, Oct, 2023