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Organizing Wins in Minneapolis Serve as a Model for the Labor Movement

Organizing Wins in Minneapolis Serve as a Model for the Labor Movement More than six months have passed since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S., and more workers across America are joining together in solidarity to create changes in our workplaces. Minneapolis is one city that has seen a wave of worker actions and organizing wins in the hospital […]

50 Reasons the Trump Administration Is Bad for Workers

50 Reasons the Trump Administration Is Bad for Workers As a candidate, Donald Trump promised to protect workers and fight for us. President trump hasn't lived up to that noble rhetoric. The Economic Policy Institute reports on 50 ways that the Trump administration has been bad for workers. The authors of the study said: The Trump administration’s misha […]

Service + Solidarity Spotlight: SMART Members at Wolf Metals Integral to Creating Units That Sanitize PPE

Service + Solidarity Spotlight: SMART Members at Wolf Metals Integral to Creating Units That Sanitize PPE Working people across the United States have stepped up to help out our friends, neighbors and communities during these trying times. In our regular Service + Solidarity Spotlight series, we’ll showcase one of these stories every day. Here’s today’s stor […]

Trump Administration Moves to Suppress the Proxy Voting Rights of Working People’s Retirement Plans in Corporate Elections

Trump Administration Moves to Suppress the Proxy Voting Rights of Working People’s Retirement Plans in Corporate Elections In a partisan 3-2 vote, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission approved rule changes that will make it harder for investors to hold corporate CEOs accountable by filing shareholder proposals on environmental, social and governance i […]

Service + Solidarity Spotlight: California Labor Federation Wins New Protections for Workers

Service + Solidarity Spotlight: California Labor Federation Wins New Protections for Workers Working people across the United States have stepped up to help out our friends, neighbors and communities during these trying times. In our regular Service + Solidarity Spotlight series, we’ll showcase one of these stories every day. Here’s today’s story. Last Thurs […]

CDC Continues to Choose Politics Over Science

CDC Continues to Choose Politics Over Science On Friday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) finally acknowledged airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for the COVID-19 disease. But this long awaited recognition was promptly retracted from its website Monday morning with the message, “Posted in error.” The initial, quiet […]

Service + Solidarity Spotlight: Solidarity and Cookies Lift Spirits at Operation Feed Atlantic City

Service + Solidarity Spotlight: Solidarity and Cookies Lift Spirits at Operation Feed Atlantic City Working people across the United States have stepped up to help out our friends, neighbors and communities during these trying times. In our regular Service + Solidarity Spotlight series, we’ll showcase one of these stories every day. Here’s today’s story. Nur […]

National Hispanic Heritage Month Profiles: Ernesto Galarza

National Hispanic Heritage Month Profiles: Ernesto Galarza Throughout National Hispanic Heritage Month, the AFL-CIO will be profiling labor leaders and activists to spotlight the diverse contributions Hispanics and Latinos have contributed to our movement. Today's profile features Ernesto Galarza. Ernesto Galarza was born in Jalcocotán, Nayarit, Mexico, […]

Get to Know AFL-CIO's Affiliates: United Steelworkers

Get to Know AFL-CIO's Affiliates: United Steelworkers Next up in our series that takes a deeper look at each of our affiliates is the United Steelworkers. Name of Union: The United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union (USW) Mission: The values upon which the USW was founded i […]

Service + Solidarity Spotlight: IFPTE Backs Corporate Bankruptcy Reform

Service + Solidarity Spotlight: IFPTE Backs Corporate Bankruptcy Reform Working people across the United States have stepped up to help out our friends, neighbors and communities during these trying times. In our regular Service + Solidarity Spotlight series, we’ll showcase one of these stories every day. Here’s today’s story. Members of the International Fe […]

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