Skip to main content
AFL-CIO
  • What Unions Do
  • Form a Union
  • What We Care About
  • Take Action
  • About Us
  • Blog
  • Press
  • AFLCIO.tv
  • Union Plus Benefits

Breadcrumb

  1. Home
  2. Blog
  • About Us
  • Blog
  • Press
  • AFLCIO.tv
  • Union Plus Benefits
Orange Text saying "AFL-CIO Store"
Toggle Search Form
  • What Unions Do
  • Form a Union
AFL-CIO
  • What We Care About
  • Take Action

Blog

Get Email Updates

  • Giving Back to the Community: The Working People Weekly List April 20, 2026
  • Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Rochester, New York, Nursing Home Staff Unanimously Ratify New Contract April 20, 2026
  • Action Alert: How’s Your Tax Return? April 17, 2026
  • Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Lucky 8 and Sharp Entertainment Workers Ratify Contracts April 17, 2026
  • Worker Wins: Bold Action and Courage April 16, 2026
  • Load More

Giving Back to the Community: The Working People Weekly List

Kenneth Quinnell
April 20, 2026
Working People Weekly List

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.

Read More

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Rochester, New York, Nursing Home Staff Unanimously Ratify New Contract

Kenneth Quinnell and Sydney Roberts
April 20, 2026
1199SEIU members holding signs that read, “Save NY’s home care,” “Save NY’s health care” and “Save NY’s hospitals!”

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.

Read More
Tax and Budget Policy

Action Alert: How’s Your Tax Return?

AFL-CIO Staff
April 17, 2026

President Trump promised working people back in January that our tax refunds would increase by $1,000 this year. Well it’s Tax Day, and surprise, surprise—that’s not even close to what most of us are actually getting back.

Read More

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Lucky 8 and Sharp Entertainment Workers Ratify Contracts

Kenneth Quinnell and Sydney Roberts
April 17, 2026
Lucky 8 Workers Union logo and text overlay that reads, “Contract ratified unanimously!”

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.

Read More

Worker Wins: Bold Action and Courage

Kenneth Quinnell and Sydney Roberts
April 16, 2026
Worker Wins

Our latest roundup of worker wins includes numerous examples of working people organizing, bargaining and mobilizing for a better life.

Read More
  • Load More

Get Email Updates

Text WORK to 235246 to opt in to mobile messages from the AFL-CIO. Message and data rates apply. Reply STOP to unsubscribe. Reply HELP for help. You will receive periodic messages with updates and news about our work. Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.
Contact Us
  • About Us
    • Affiliated Unions
    • Executive Council Statements
    • Labor History
    • Leadership
    • Our Unions and Allies
    • Programs
    • Values Statement
    • Work with Us
  • Blog
  • AFLCIO.tv
  • Form a Union
  • Press
    • Speeches
  • Take Action
  • Union Plus Benefits
  • What Unions Do
    • Corporate Accountability
    • Social and Economic Justice Advocacy
    • Strike Map
    • Workplace Advocacy
  • What We Care About
    • Better Pay and Benefits
    • Civil Rights
    • Corporate Greed
    • Gender Equality
    • Global Worker Rights
    • Health Care
    • Immigration
    • Infrastructure
    • Labor Law
    • Manufacturing
    • Quality Education
    • Right to Work
    • Sexual Harassment
    • Social Security and Retirement
    • Tax and Budget Policy
    • Trade
    • Workplace Health and Safety
  • Legislative Alerts
  • Legislative Voting Records
  • Reports
  • Store
AFL-CIO Seal

© 2026 AFL-CIO. All rights reserved.

  • Privacy Policy & Terms of Use