Corporate Accountability

Our economy works best when corporations act responsibly toward their employees, their customers, the environment and local communities. Yet, too many corporate CEOs choose management strategies for short-term gains that undermine their companies in the long term.

We advocate for greater corporate accountability, worker-friendly corporate practices and well-regulated capital markets through:

Shareholder Advocacy

We work to restore balance to our economy by changing anti-worker corporate practices through shareholder-driven reforms.

Executive Paywatch

Each year, we publish a report on the devastating effect runaway CEO pay has on working people and our economy.

Capital Stewardship

Our capital stewardship program enables workers to have a voice in the capital markets by leading corporate governance shareholder initiatives and advocating for legislative and regulatory reform.

Valor Equity Partners and DOGE

Read the AFL-CIO's report on the role of Valor Equity Partners in DOGE and issues that retirement plan fiduciaries may wish to consider before committing new capital to Valor-managed funds.

Apollo Global Management

AFL-CIO President Elizabeth Shuler sent a letter on March 11, 2026, to Apollo Global Management's lead independent director Gary Cohn urging the Board of Directors to review Apollo’s compliance systems and strengthen internal controls in light of recent controversies involving Apollo Global Management and Apollo’s Chair and CEO Mark Rowan. The letter raises concerns over a growing list of unaddressed workers’ rights violations alleged at various Apollo-owned portfolio companies, as well as about recent revelations regarding Mr. Rowan’s political efforts to advance the Trump administration’s attack on higher education through the “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education” and the extent of Mr. Rowan’s business relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.

As the letter notes, billions of dollars of workers’ hard-earned pension assets are invested in Apollo or Apollo-managed private funds. These workers rely upon the responsible stewardship of their investments for their retirement security.   

Proxy Voting Information

We provide proxy voting information to pension fund trustees and investment managers so that they may make informed decisions based on good management and corporate accountability.