Kenneth Quinnell

The AFL-CIO hosted a discussion today with President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil and numerous union leaders. Lula has spent his entire life fighting for the working class as both a union and political leader. He knows the futures of Brazil and the United States depend on dismantling systemic inequality, building worker power, and fighting racial and economic injustice.

This year, for Black History Month, we're taking a look at a group of leaders who are currently active making Black history across the labor movement. Check back daily for a new profile and meet some of the people working to improve not only their community, but also to improve conditions for working people across the country. Today's profile is Darryl K. Taylor, Sr. of the Utility Workers of America (UWUA).

This year, for Black History Month, we're taking a look at a group of leaders who are currently active making Black history across the labor movement. Check back daily for a new profile and meet some of the people working to improve not only their community, but also to improve conditions for working people across the country. Today's profile is Adrian Bland of the Professional Aviation Safety Specialists (PASS).

This year, for Black History Month, we're taking a look at a group of leaders who are currently active making Black history across the labor movement. Check back daily for a new profile and meet some of the people working to improve not only their community, but also to improve conditions for working people across the country. Today's profile is Shawnte Harris of the Laborers (LIUNA).

This year, for Black History Month, we're taking a look at a group of leaders who are currently active making Black history across the labor movement. Check back daily for a new profile and meet some of the people working to improve not only their community, but also to improve conditions for working people across the country. Today's profile is Sandor L. Duncan of the International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW)

Today, we welcome the Women’s National Basketball Players Association (WNBPA) to the AFL-CIO. The labor movement’s commitment to gender and racial diversity isn’t simply rhetoric. We’re a movement about action. The WNBPA’s affiliation is a historic step in our ongoing efforts to advance the rights and freedoms of women and people of color.