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No Más! Campaign Calls for Chilean Government to Protect Human Rights

No Más! Campaign Calls for Chilean Government to Protect Human Rights CUT Since last October, sparked by a hike in public transportation fares, a broad alliance of Chile's unions and other social movements have been protesting against low wages, the high cost of basic necessities and persistently high social inequality. The country's extreme model […]

A Friend of the Workers: Labor Podcast and Radio Roundup

A Friend of the Workers: Labor Podcast and Radio Roundup In addition to the AFL-CIO's own "State of the Unions," there are a lot of other podcasts out there that have their own approach to discussing labor issues and the rights of working people. Here are the latest podcasts from across the labor movement in the United States. Building Bridges […]

Safety in the Skies: What Working People Are Doing This Week

Safety in the Skies: What Working People Are Doing This Week AFL-CIO Welcome to our regular feature, a look at what the various AFL-CIO unions and other working family organizations are doing across the country and beyond. The labor movement is big and active—here's a look at the broad range of activities we're engaged in this week. Actors' Eq […]

‘State of the Unions’ Podcast: Healing a Community

‘State of the Unions’ Podcast: Healing a Community AFL-CIO On the latest episode of "State of the Unions," podcast co-hosts Julie and Tim talk with Rev. Leah Daughtry, CEO of "On These Things," about Reconnecting McDowell, an AFT project that takes a holistic approach to revitalizing the education and community of McDowell, West Virginia, […]

Get to Know AFL-CIO's Affiliates: Plasterers and Cement Masons

Get to Know AFL-CIO's Affiliates: Plasterers and Cement Masons AFL-CIO Next up in our series that takes a deeper look at each of our affiliates is the Plasterers and Cement Masons. Name of Union: Plasterers and Cement Masons (OPCMIA) Mission: To protect and promote the quality of the industry and the livelihood of members, to promote cement and plaster, […]

A Win for Nurses and Patients: Worker Wins

A Win for Nurses and Patients: Worker Wins Our latest roundup of worker wins begins with nurses banding together to make patients' lives better and includes numerous examples of working people organizing, bargaining and mobilizing for a better life. The end of 2019 saw a flurry of wins for working people, so this is the first in several posts over the n […]

Greater Boston Labor Council Makes History with Latest Election

Greater Boston Labor Council Makes History with Latest Election The Greater Boston Labor Council (GBLC), AFL-CIO, made history last week with the election of the first woman of color to its top office. Darlene Lombos takes over as executive secretary-treasurer, replacing Richard Rogers, who officially retired after leading the GBLC for the past 16 years. Lom […]

Economy Gains 145,000 Jobs in December; Unemployment Unchanged at 3.5%

Economy Gains 145,000 Jobs in December; Unemployment Unchanged at 3.5% The U.S. economy gained 145,000 jobs in December, and the unemployment rate was essentially unchanged at 3.5%, according to figures released Friday morning by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Preliminary data from BLS also shows, for the first time since 2010, the majority of wo […]

‘State of the Unions’ Podcast: Collective Heroism

‘State of the Unions’ Podcast: Collective Heroism . On the latest episode of “State of the Unions,” AFL-CIO podcast co-hosts Julie Greene Collier and Tim Schlittner talk to Fire Fighters (IAFF) General President Harold Schaitberger about the union’s one-of-a-kind behavioral health treatment facility in Maryland dedicated to treating IAFF members struggling w […]

A Future That Works for Workers

A Future That Works for Workers At this year’s Consumer Electronics Show, the AFL-CIO is partnering with SAG-AFTRA to host the second annual Labor Innovation & Technology Summit. The summit, led by AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Liz Shuler, SAG-AFTRA President Gabrielle Carteris and UNITE HERE International President D. Taylor, brings together union, techno […]

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