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CEO Payflation Strikes Again

Do you know how long the median employee in America would have to work in order to earn what a CEO makes in a single year?

You may be surprised.
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What Your Union Means To You

No matter who you love or your gender identity, your union has your back. We have no tolerance for hate in our movement.
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SOLIDARITY ALERT: Save These Workers' Pensions

Glass manufacturing workers at Gemtron in Vincennes, Indiana, make the glass that goes into refrigerators by Whirlpool, Sub-Zero and GE—huge brands used in restaurants and kitchens around the world.
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Top 14 Things You Should Know from the Death on the Job 2024 Report

Today, ahead of Workers Memorial Day on April 28, the AFL-CIO released our 33rd annual report, Death on the Job: The Toll of Neglect. This annual report serves as a national and state-by-state profile of worker safety and health, offering direction to policymakers and regulatory bodies as they strive to address the scourge of working people facing death, injury and illness at work.
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SOLIDARITY ALERT: Sesame Workshop writers

Writers at Sesame Workshop—the incredibly talented team that gives Big Bird, Elmo, Cookie Monster, Bert and Ernie, and all our favorite Muppets the words that change our kids’ lives forever—are on the verge of a strike.
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Happy Easter

The AFL-CIO, representing more than 12.5 million working people in 60 national and international unions, extends our heartfelt greetings to our union members who are Christian, their families and the Christian community this Easter.