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5 Things You Can Do to Celebrate Our Birthday With Us

5 Things You Can Do to Celebrate Our Birthday With Us AFL-CIO You said it's our birthday! And it is. If you've always wondered what you'd do with the AFL-CIO when we're 64, now's your chance! On this day in 1955, the American Federation of Labor and the Congress of Industrial Organizations came together after a long and winding road. […]

Red for Ed: The Working People Weekly List

Red for Ed: The Working People Weekly List AFL-CIO Every week, we bring you a roundup of the top news and commentary about issues and events important to working families. Here’s the latest edition of the Working People Weekly List. Red for Ed: In the States Roundup: "It's time once again to take a look at the ways working people are making progres […]

Trade Unions Demand Governments Address Gender-based Violence in the World of Work

Trade Unions Demand Governments Address Gender-based Violence in the World of Work This week marked the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, and trade unions around the world are demanding governments ratify and implement International Labor Organization Convention 190 (C190), on ending violence and harassment in the world of work […]

‘State of the Unions’ Podcast: A Future Where People Will Have Jobs

‘State of the Unions’ Podcast: A Future Where People Will Have Jobs AFL-CIO On the latest episode of “State of the Unions,” podcast co-host Tim Schlittner talks to Guy Ryder, the director-general of the International Labor Organization, about the international labor movement, the idea of "decent labor" and the future of work. Listen to our previous […]

Native American Heritage Month Pathway to Progress: Ojibwe Women Transform Working Life in Minneapolis

Native American Heritage Month Pathway to Progress: Ojibwe Women Transform Working Life in Minneapolis Hennepin County Library 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, […]

Red for Ed: In the States Roundup

Red for Ed: In the States Roundup AFL-CIO 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 on Twitter. Alaska AFL-CIO: 0-3, @GovDunleavy.#akleg #akgov Read more here —> https://t.co/4p4mZKBHaM pic.twitter.com/WuUDvVjr84 — Alaska AFL-CIO (@AKAFLC […]

Colombian Workers Launch General Strike

Colombian Workers Launch General Strike AFL-CIO Colombia's workers, students, and rural, indigenous and Afro-descendant communities will join together in a national general strike tomorrow, Nov. 21. Unlike the strikes many of America's workers have participated in increasingly in the past five years, Colombians are not striking against any single e […]

Work Doesn't Hurt: Labor Podcast and Radio Roundup

Work Doesn't Hurt: 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. AFT in Action: […]

Protect Survivors: What Working People Are Doing This Week

Protect Survivors: 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' Equi […]

‘State of the Unions’ Podcast: Serving Those Who Served

‘State of the Unions’ Podcast: Serving Those Who Served On the latest episode of “State of the Unions,” podcast co-hosts Julie Greene Collier and Tim Schlittner talk with Union Veterans Council Executive Director Will Attig about his work connecting the labor movement and the veterans community. Listen to our previous episodes: A conversation with union memb […]

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