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Executive Paywatch 2018: The Gap Between CEO and Worker Compensation Continues to Grow

CEO pay for major companies in the United States has risen nearly 6%, as income inequality and outsourcing of good-paying American jobs have increased. According to the new AFL-CIO Executive PayWatch, the average CEO of an S&P 500 company made $13.94 million in 2017–361 times more money than the average rank-and-file worker. The Executive PayWatch website, the most comprehensive searchable online database tracking CEO pay, showed that in 2017, the average production and nonsupervisory worker earned approximately $38,613 per year. When adjusted for inflation, the average wage has remained stagnant for more than 50 years.
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Young Workers on the Future of Work: Charleeka Thompson

Earlier this month, AFL-CIO conducted a discussion on the future of work. Among the panelists that day were a group of young workers. Let's have a bit more of an in-depth discussion in the coming weeks with those young workers. First up is USW member Charleeka L. Thompson.
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The New Tax Law Will Make Outsourcing Worse

We have already documented the many ways the Republican tax bill is bad for working people.  In short, it's a massive giveaway to big corporations and the wealthy that throws away trillions of dollars we need to invest in America and create good jobs for working people.
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New Survey Shows Sexual Harassment a Pervasive Problem for Flight Attendants

A new survey from the Association of Flight Attendants (AFA-CWA) reveals that more than two-thirds of flight attendants in the U.S. have experienced sexual harassment on the job.
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Fighting for National Security: Worker Wins

Our latest roundup of worker wins begins with airport workers fighting for national security and includes numerous examples of working people organizing, bargaining and mobilizing for a better life.
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Make Sure Mother's Day Is Union Made in America

You have no excuse for waiting until the last minute to find a nice gift for Mother's Day that also carries the union label. Our friends at Labor 411, the union business directory from the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, can help you out.