christmas ’18 — 29

‘State of the Unions’ Podcast: Out of the Woods

‘State of the Unions’ Podcast: Out of the Woods AFL-CIO On the latest episode of “State of the Unions,” podcast co-hosts Julie Greene Collier and Tim Schlittner talk to Maine Senate President Troy Jackson (IUPAT, IAM) about his path to power and the experiences that have shaped his life and career. Listen to our previous episodes: Talking to Sen. Sherrod Bro […]

Take Care of Yourself: What Working People Are Doing This Week

Take Care of Yourself: 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' […]

National Hispanic Heritage Month Pathway to Progress: The San Antonio Pecan Strike

National Hispanic Heritage Month Pathway to Progress: The San Antonio Pecan Strike UTSA History has long been portrayed as a series of "great men" taking great action to shape the world we live in. In recent decades, however, social historians have focused more on looking at history "from the bottom up," studying the vital role that worki […]

Imagine a President Uniting People

Imagine a President Uniting People AFL-CIO Imagine a president lifting 40 million citizens out of the poverty he had struggled under. Imagine a president making it easier for people who had been excluded from their nation’s wealth to get decent jobs, basic public services, a college education or technical training. Imagine a president uplifting his country o […]

Brazilian and U.S. Workers Confronting Common Threat Build Solidarity in the Global Labor Movement

Brazilian and U.S. Workers Confronting Common Threat Build Solidarity in the Global Labor Movement AFL-CIO This week, the AFL-CIO joins much of the global labor movement in Brazil to participate in the 13th Congress of Brazil's largest labor organization, the Central Única dos Trabalhadores (CUT). Fred Redmond, AFL-CIO vice president and United Steelwor […]

A Seat at the Table: Worker Wins

A Seat at the Table: Worker Wins OPEIU Local 40 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. UChicago Medicine Ingalls Registered Nurses Organize: Registered nurses at UChicago Medicine Ingalls […]

Get to Know AFL-CIO's Affiliates: Laborers

Get to Know AFL-CIO's Affiliates: Laborers Next up in our series that takes a deeper look at each of our affiliates is the Laborers. Name of Union: Laborers' International Union of North America (LIUNA) Mission: To help working men and women unite for a stronger voice in the economies and governments of the United States and Canada. As an affiliate […]

Get to Know the AFL-CIO's Affiliates

Get to Know the AFL-CIO's Affiliates AFL-CIO Throughout the year, we've been profiling each of our affiliates. Let's take a look back at the profiles we've already published. Check back as the series moves along to read more affiliate profiles: Actors and Artistes Actors' Equity AFGE AFSCME AFT Air Line Pilots Association Amalgamated […]

Economy Gains 136,000 Jobs in September; Unemployment Declines to 3.5%

Economy Gains 136,000 Jobs in September; Unemployment Declines to 3.5% The U.S. economy gained 136,000 jobs in September, and the unemployment rate declined to 3.5%, according to figures released this morning by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. In response to the September job numbers, AFL-CIO Chief Economist William Spriggs said: "It is surprising […]

Working People Show Solidarity with GM/UAW Strikers

Working People Show Solidarity with GM/UAW Strikers AFL-CIO As the strike by UAW members at General Motors approaches three weeks, labor activists and their allies have shown their solidarity with the UAW members by joining them on the picket lines. Here are some highlights from those visits. I had the opportunity to join striking @UAW members at the @GM Bed […]