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It's Time for a National Monument to Labor Hero Frances Perkins
If you work for a living, you owe every comfort—every safety measure, every break, every vacation day—to Frances Perkins, the nation's first-ever woman to serve as a Cabinet secretary.
Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Lewiston-Auburn Transit Drivers Ratify First Contract with Western Maine Transportation Services
Working people across the United States regularly step up to help out our friends, neighbors and communities during these trying times. In our Service & Solidarity Spotlight series, we’ll showcase one of these stories every day. Here’s today’s story.
Hispanic Heritage Month Profiles: Raul Aceves Cisneros
Throughout Hispanic Heritage Month, the AFL-CIO will be profiling leaders and activists to spotlight the diverse contributions Hispanics and Latinos have made to the labor movement. Today's profile features Raul Aceves Cisneros of the Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT).
Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Washington Teachers’ Union Reaches Tentative Agreement
Working people across the United States regularly step up to help out our friends, neighbors and communities during these trying times. In our Service & Solidarity Spotlight series, we’ll showcase one of these stories every day. Here’s today’s story.
Worker Wins: Freedom from Intimidation at Work
Our latest roundup of worker wins includes numerous examples of working people organizing, bargaining and mobilizing for a better life.