What We’re Doing In Washington, D.C. Select typeArticleEventMedia HitMultimediaReportResolutionSpeechStatement Apply April 6, 2021 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. January 28, 2020 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. November 18, 2019 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. May 9, 2017 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. April 26, 2017 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. February 21, 2017 Speech Shuler at Third Way: Nuclear Power is Good for the Labor Movement The promotion of nuclear energy, whether in existing facilities or the successful development of new generations, is good for the labor movement and good for America. Load More