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 week, AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer/Executive Vice President Fred Redmond, who serves as president of the Trade Union Confederation of America (TUCA), gathered with international labor leaders in Panama. During the conference, participants exchanged stories on organizing, protecting democracies and building greater gender and racial equity throughout our union structures. Redmond spoke about the progress America’s labor movement is making here in the United States, and what we can do with our brothers, sisters and siblings around the world to fight against corporate greed.
“Amazon workers in New York and Alabama stood up against Jeff Bezos, one of the richest people in the world. And workers at more than 200 Starbucks stores have sought union elections, with more added every day. And they’re winning,” Redmond said. “Our work together at TUCA must be to recognize, strengthen and leverage our unity to combat the challenges ahead.”