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Shuler: We Need to Pass the Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act

Remarks of AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler at the Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act Press Conference, Rayburn 2359.
Blog

Washington Teachers’ Union President Elizabeth Davis Passes

The Washington, D.C., metro area labor movement lost one of its most outspoken leaders Sunday night when Washington Teachers’ Union (WTU) President Elizabeth Davis died in a car crash.
Blog

Washington Labor Leader Jackie Jeter Retiring

Long-time labor activist Jackie Jeter (ATU), president of the Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO, will retire at the end of January after a life-long career in the labor movement.
Speech

Trumka on New NAFTA at Maryland/DC AFL-CIO Convention: We Are Not There Yet

We’ve been lobbying the White House specifically on NAFTA for more than two years, slowly but surely moving the ball down the field. But we are not there yet. Let me repeat: we are not there yet. I know from experience this can be one of the most dangerous points in a negotiation. An agreement is in sight so you fold on core issues in order to get across the finish line. I will not allow that to happen.
Press Release

CEO Pay Increases to 347 Times Average Workers

According to the new AFL-CIO Executive Paywatch, the average CEO of an S&P 500 company made $13.1 million per year in 2016 – 347 times more money than the average rank-and-file worker.
Press Release

150 Workers Die on the Job Every Day

In 2015, 150 workers died from preventable work-related injuries and illnesses every day in the United States, on average, according to a report released today by the AFL-CIO.