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It will take a combination of worker power, union muscle, and legislative force to make equal pay a reality. However, if these athletes have made one thing clear, it’s that quitting isn’t an option — they’re certainly not giving up.

According to AFL-CIO Deputy Press Secretary John Weber, a number of former and current union members and labor organizers are currently running for seats in Congress.

According to AFL-CIO Deputy Press Secretary John Weber, a number of former and current union members and labor organizers are currently running for seats in Congress and locally.

Unions give workers the power to improve their workplaces, and have a long history of creating lasting, progressive changes, from the institution of the eight-hour workday to health and safety regulations. Maybe someone in your family — a parent, an aunt or uncle, a grandparent — is in a union.