Kenneth Quinnell

For Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month this year, the AFL-CIO is spotlighting various Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders who have worked and continue to work at the intersection of civil and labor rights in the United States. Today's profile is Louie Afusia of the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW).

This Saturday, May 13, is the National Association of Letter Carriers 31st annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive, the nation's largest annual one-day food drive. Held annually on the second Saturday in May, the drive collects tens of millions of pounds of food to assist food pantries.

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.

For Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month this year, the AFL-CIO is spotlighting various Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders who have worked and continue to work at the intersection of civil and labor rights in the United States. Today's profile is Renee Hamel of AFSCME.

The New Jersey State AFL-CIO was the driving force behind this critical bill and proudly stood with Gov. Phil Murphy as he signed A-4772 into law. The legislation, the strongest of its kind in the United States, awards unemployment insurance (UI) benefits immediately to workers who are on strike or locked out if the employer hires replacement workers. It also reduces the waiting period for unemployment benefits from four weeks to two weeks if replacement workers are not hired and closes several loopholes employers use to deny UI benefits. The bill’s prime sponsors were New Jersey Assembly members Anthony Verrelli, Joseph Egan and Wayne DeAngelo and state Sens. Paul Sarlo and Fred Madden. 

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.