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Meeting Postponed to February 1

Ice and snow caused Local 848 to postpone its January meeting until February 1 at 2PM at 2218 E Main in Grand Prairie. All members and families are we...

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Hit The Ground Running in 2026

An important meeting has been scheduled at Local 848 for January 3. Contact Derrick Moran at derrickmoran1@gmail.com...

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Starbucks Strike and Boycott Are On!

Starbucks workers have begun a strike and nationwide boycott. When they win a good contract, and they will if we all get behind them, then this patter...

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Cover Story: Renegotiating NAFTA

Let’s Have a Trade Agreement that Benefits Working Families

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Independent presidential candidate Ross Perot in 1992 predicted there would be a “gi

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UAW International Executive Board calls for release of unjustly held trade unionists in South Korea

DETROIT, MICH. – The UAW International Executive Board (IEB) on Tuesday passed a resolution calling for the release of unjustly charged and imprisoned trade unionists in Sou

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Recognizing Dad on His Day, June 18: Happy Father’s Day

Today is Father's Day in the U.S., a special day we reserve to honor our fathers and all they do for their families and for society. Father’s Day is celebrated at different times around the world and didn’t become a national holiday here until 1972.

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Learn where to get an America-made US flag this Flag Day

Every June 14, Americans celebrate Flag Day, a day set aside to commemorate the adoption of the American flag by the Second Continental Congress on June 14, 1777, the year after the United States declared its independence from Great Britain. 

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Broadening ‘Buy American’ Is The Path To Prosperity

Most taxpayers want their tax dollars spent on American-made goods and services. Democrats and Republicans alike share this patriotic “fair trade” value that our government should spend our money at home – whether it’s state and municipal contracts or big federal infrastructure investments.

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