AFL-CIO and allies plan more mass protests through April 19

AFL-CIO launches federal worker legal defense network

DOGE and Elon Musk are betting they can gut the federal workforce without resistance. Organized labor is fighting back.  WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 17, 2025) — The labor movement and allies announced the formation of Rise Up: Federal Workers Legal Defense Network on Wednesday, a new project to connect federal workers whose rights have been violated by […] The post AFL-CIO launches federal worker legal defense network appeared first on The STAND.

AFL-CIO and allies plan more mass protests through April 19

LEXINGTON, Mass.—Patriots will show up once again at Lexington Common in Massachusetts on April 19, just as they did 250 years ago. And they’ll be combating tyranny, as they did back then. But these patriots will be peaceful, not armed.