Kenneth Quinnell

Last week, the Labor Council for Latin American Advancement (LCLAA) joined a delegation to Washington, D.C., to advocate on behalf of health care workers and Latino communities across the country. They sought to raise awareness about the growing dangers of ethylene oxide, also known as EtO, a highly carcinogenic gas used to sterilize medical devices. The presidents of the LCLAA chapters in Long Island and Westchester County, New York, Anthony Garcia and Maria Kercado, respectively, joined the delegation. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently issued a risk assessment that found EtO presents a high cancer risk for workers in sterilization facilities, and is a severe threat to health care workers and the general public.

For Pride Month this year, the AFL-CIO is spotlighting various LGBTQ+ union members who have worked and continue to work at the intersection of civil and labor rights in the United States. Today's profile is Kiara "Kiki" O’Bryant of the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA-CWA).

For Pride Month this year, the AFL-CIO is spotlighting various LGBTQ+ union members who have worked and continue to work at the intersection of civil and labor rights in the United States. Today's profile is Shawn Brown of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT).

For Pride Month this year, the AFL-CIO is spotlighting various LGBTQ+ union members who have worked and continue to work at the intersection of civil and labor rights in the United States. Today's profile is Art Franco of UAW.

Workers at the InterContinental on the Wharf are poised to win their union, UNITE HERE Local 25. In an agreement finalized today between InterContinental Hotel Group (IHG) and the union, IHG has agreed to an expedient, neutral process for union recognition and bargaining a first contract. Local 25 took action with a boycott of non-union IHG properties in the D.C. area. The overwhelming majority of workers have already signed authorization cards.

In response to a rise in the need for affordable housing across Massachusetts, the AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust (HIT) hosted pension investment professionals, elected officials, labor and affordable housing experts to discuss how union pension funds and public investments are catalysts for equitable development and workforce growth.