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The Toll of Neglect
The 2018 edition of the Death on the Job: The Toll of Neglect report shows how too many workers remain at serious risk of workplace injury, illness and death.
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Workers Memorial Day 2018
On Workers Memorial Day, April 28, working people throughout the world remember those who were hurt or killed on the job and renew our struggle for safe workplaces.
NAFTA Needs to Work for Working People
Call your representative now and urge them to sign on to a letter in support of labor protections and the freedom to organize in the new North American Free Trade Agreement.
Restore the Overtime Pay Act
The Trump administration has abandoned an update to the overtime rule but new legislation would put overtime protections back in place for millions of working people.
We Need Real Recourse for Sexual Harassment
Tell university administrators that graduate school unionization will help advance gender equity and help victims of sexual harassment and assault achieve justice.
How to Form a Union
Every worker deserves the right to bargain over their salary and working conditions. Union members earn better wages and benefits than workers who aren’t in unions.
AFL-CIO Now
April 26, 2018
For the 27th year in a row, the AFL-CIO has produced Death on the Job: The Toll of Neglect. The report gathers evidence on the state of safety and health protections for America’s workers.
April 24, 2018
Following the Rana Plaza collapse in which 1,134 garment workers were killed and thousands more injured in Bangladesh, the horror of the incident spurred international action and resulted in significant safety improvements in many of the country’s 3,000 garment factories.
April 24, 2018
While President Donald Trump continues to tout his massive tax giveaway to corporations, working people aren’t buying it. Gallup found that a majority of Americans disapprove of the law, and it’s easy to understand why: We know we’re being left with a bill for $1.5 trillion.