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We All Do Better with an Immigration System that Works for All Working People

We All Do Better with an Immigration System that Works for All Working People AFL-CIO Yesterday, the AFL-CIO hosted the "We All Do Better" conference, which focused on an important discussion on advancing an immigration agenda for all working people. Attacks against working people come in many forms, but we must stand against the idea that some of […]

Executive Paywatch 2018: The Gap Between CEO and Worker Compensation Continues to Grow

Executive Paywatch 2018: The Gap Between CEO and Worker Compensation Continues to Grow AFL-CIO CEO pay for major companies in the United States rose nearly 6% in the past year, as income inequality and the outsourcing of good-paying American jobs have increased. According to the new AFL-CIO Executive Paywatch, the average CEO of an S&P 500 Index company […]

Apprenticeship Accelerator Forum Highlights Programs to Attract and Train Needed Manufacturing Workforce

Apprenticeship Accelerator Forum Highlights Programs to Attract and Train Needed Manufacturing Workforce AFL-CIO The 2018 Manufacturing Apprenticeship Accelerator Forum took place in Cleveland, Ohio, on Thursday. The forum included presentations from a number of participating organizations, including the U.S. Department of Labor, the Ohio AFL-CIO, the Pennsy […]

The Future of Work: The Working People Weekly List

The Future of Work: The Working People Weekly List Infrastructure Week Every week, we bring you a roundup of the top news and commentary about issues and events important to working families. Here’s this week’s Working People Weekly List. Young Workers on the Future of Work: Charleeka Thompson: "Earlier this month, the AFL-CIO conducted a discussion on […]

Young Workers on the Future of Work: Charleeka Thompson

Young Workers on the Future of Work: Charleeka Thompson Charleeka L. Thompson Earlier this month, the AFL-CIO conducted a discussion on the future of work. Among the panelists that day were a group of young workers. Let's have a bit more of an in-depth discussion in the coming weeks with those young workers. First up is United Steelworkers (USW) member […]

The Freedom to Join

The Freedom to Join The U.S. Supreme Court will make a decision in the coming weeks whether or not to undermine the freedom of millions of teachers, nurses and other public workers to have strong unions. Today, the AFL-CIO has launched a new website, FreedomToJoin.org, that provides critical information about the Janus v. AFSCME case, counters misinformation […]

Time to Build: In the States Roundup

Time to Build: In the States Roundup Infrastructure Week It's time once again to take a look at the ways working people are making progress in the states. Click on any of the links to follow the state federations and central labor councils on Twitter. Alaska AFL-CIO: Thanks to @RepAndyJ for his comments on the floor on this important bill. #akleg https […]

Infrastructure Week Highlights the Need to Invest in the US

Infrastructure Week Highlights the Need to Invest in the US Infrastructure Week This week is Infrastructure Week, an annual event where an increasingly powerful coalition led by local, state and federal leaders, as well as both businesses and labor unions, demand massive and necessary investments to build America. This year’s Infrastructure Week comes at a t […]

The New Tax Law Will Make Outsourcing Worse

The New Tax Law Will Make Outsourcing Worse We have already documented the many ways the Republican tax bill is bad for working people. In short, it's a massive giveaway to big corporations and the wealthy that throws away trillions of dollars we need to invest in America and create good jobs for working people. This week, the Economic Policy Institute […]

New Survey Shows Sexual Harassment a Pervasive Problem for Flight Attendants

New Survey Shows Sexual Harassment a Pervasive Problem for Flight Attendants A new survey from the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA-CWA) reveals that more than two-thirds of flight attendants in the United States have experienced sexual harassment on the job. AFA-CWA President Sara Nelson discussed the scope of the problem: While much of the coverag […]

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