Kenneth Quinnell

The U.S. economy gained 261,000 jobs in October, and unemployment was little changed at 4.1%.

On Wednesday, congressional Democrats released a new initiative, "Give Workers the Freedom to Negotiate a Better Deal," a platform that champions the rights of working people.

Last week at the AFL-CIO 2017 Convention, federation officers—President Richard Trumka, Secretary-Treasurer Liz Shuler and Executive Vice President Tefere Gebre—and the Executive Council—made up of 55 vice presidents—were elected, with four new members joining the council.