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Why I Served on Trump’s Manufacturing Council—And Why I Left

In January, I was invited to serve on President Donald Trump’s manufacturing council, along with my boss, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka.

25, Aug, 2017

Richard Trumka: Why I Quit Trump’s Business Council

On Tuesday, President Donald Trump stood in the lobby of his tower on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan and again made excuses for bigotry and terrorism, effectively repudiating the remarks his staff wrote a day earlier in response to the white supremacist violence in Charlottesville, Va.

17, Aug, 2017

61st Annual SC Convention Announced

The annual convention of the South Carolina AFL-CIO will be held September 7th-9th in Georgetown. Speakers will include Mark Dudzic with The Labor Campaign for Single Payer who will speak in support of a single-payer health care system.

08, Jul, 2017

Columbia CLC/SC AFL-CIO Lead May Day Protest for Immigrants Rights

Around a dozen protestors carried signs reading "Immigrants Built this Country," "Deport Trump Not Immigrants," etc. during a lunchtime protest May 1st, International Workers' Day.

04, May, 2017

Food Drive Held by AIL Insurance, Helped by Columbia CLC, SC AFL

Cans and dry goods were collected by the Chad Panzer agency of American Income Life Insurance Company. They were brought to Columbia by Bill Sauers and sorted by members of the Columbia CLC.

10, Feb, 2017

SC AFL-CIO at Columbia Women's Day of Action/Stand Up Rally

More than a thousand protestors participated in the post-inaugural Women's Day of Action Rally which was combined with the Progressive Network's Stand Up Rally in Columbia(1-21-17).

23, Jan, 2017