After decades of neglect and decline, President Biden signed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act on Monday, marking a historic $1.2 trillion investment in the country's infrastructure. The legislation invests in roads, bridges, transit, rail, climate change mitigation, electric vehicles, clean drinking water, high-speed internet, resilient transmission lines and more, and is centered around the creation of good union jobs. AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Fred Redmond and other advocates for working families were in attendance, representing the years of hard work that was put into the passage of this important bill and the importance of infrastructure investments for working people. 

Working people across the United States have stepped up to help out our friends, neighbors and communities during these trying times. In our regular Service + Solidarity Spotlight series, we’ll showcase one of these stories every day. Here’s today’s story.

Working people across the United States have stepped up to help out our friends, neighbors and communities during these trying times. In our regular Service + Solidarity Spotlight series, we’ll showcase one of these stories every day. Here’s today’s story.

Working people across the United States have stepped up to help out our friends, neighbors and communities during these trying times. In our regular Service + Solidarity Spotlight series, we’ll showcase one of these stories every day. Here’s today’s story.

This Veterans Day, I join the entire country in thanking and recognizing America's servicemembers and their families.