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Joint Committee on Advanced IT Hosts Hearing on bill to place guardrails on the use of AI in the Workplace

Joint Committee on Advanced IT Hosts Hearing on bill to place guardrails on the use of AI in the Workplace

For Immediate Release

September 11, 2025

Contact: Martin Mulkerrin, MMulkerrin@massaflcio.org

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Read More > Joint Committee on Advanced IT Hosts Hearing on bill to place guardrails on the use of AI in the Workplace

Restore VA Workers' Union Rights
Action Alert: Call to Restore Veterans Affairs Workers’ Union Rights

Action Alert: Call to Restore Veterans Affairs Workers’ Union Rights

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is the backbone of support for our nation’s brave heroes, providing essential health care, benefits and services that veterans have earned through their service.

But the VA is under attack.  

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Read More > Action Alert: Call to Restore Veterans Affairs Workers’ Union Rights

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“Immeasurable suffering to fund Billionaires,” Secretary Julie Su joins Union Leaders and Legislators at Briefing on the Protect LABOR Act

“Immeasurable suffering to fund Billionaires,” Secretary Julie Su joins Union Leaders and Legislators at Briefing on the Protect LABOR Act

On Thursday, May 1, lead sponsors, union leaders, and partners hosted a briefing on H.2086 & S.1327, An Act

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Read More > “Immeasurable suffering to fund Billionaires,” Secretary Julie Su joins Union Leaders and Legislators at Briefing on the Protect LABOR Act

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Joint Apprenticeship Training Centers (JATCs) in Dorchester host Massachusetts Climate Chief Melissa Hoffer for a Tour

Joint Apprenticeship Training Centers (JATCs) in Dorchester host Massachusetts Climate Chief Melissa Hoffer for a Tour

Chief Hoffer saw firsthand how union craftspeople are at the forefront of green job training and learning their trade through state-of-the art union apprenticeship programs with a focus on building decarbonization/improving energy efficiency through HVAC upgrades and heat pumps.

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Read More > Joint Apprenticeship Training Centers (JATCs) in Dorchester host Massachusetts Climate Chief Melissa Hoffer for a Tour

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