Link between labor and racial justice strengthens at MLK con

“Claiming Our Power, Protecting Our Democracy.” That was the theme of this year’s AFL-CIO Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Civil and Human Rights Conference in Washington, D.C., and an impressive lineup of speakers showed exactly how it’s done. From young union workers describing how they “claim their power” at Starbucks and Amazon, to workshops on how to “protect our democracy” from voter suppression, the conference inspired hundreds of unionists to learn about and act on building a stronger union and a better world.

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