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June 21, 2016
Blog
'Women Can Build: Re-Envisioning Rosie' Art Exhibit Highlights Working Women at White House Summit
On June 14, 5,000 people gathered in Washington, D.C., for the first-ever White House Summit focused on gender equity. Union women and allies from AFT, AFSCME, the Bricklayers (BAC), Coalition...
June 15, 2016
Blog
AFL-CIO Proudly Supports John Legend's #FREEAMERICA Campaign
… prison conditions affect both the workers of the system and the millions behind bars. Overcrowding, budget cuts, lack of
training
and lack of mental health and rehabilitation services have affected everyone touched by the criminal justice system, … at the National Employment Law Project and In the Public Interest, you can learn more about this and other innovative job
training
programs that unions are offering nationwide to help end the era of mass incarceration. We are very excited about …
June 13, 2016
Press Release
AFL-CIO Union Summer Celebrates 20 Years of Organizing, Heads to the South
… Tuscaloosa, Ala., Jackson, Miss. and Houston, Texas. The interns are currently participating in a week-long intensive
training
before heading to their respective campaigns. For nine weeks Summeristas will work to organize state employees, food …
June 7, 2016
Blog
‘We Will Not Sit on the Sidelines’: John Legend’s Proposal for Ending Mass Incarceration
… . Correctional officers and prison staff represented by the AFL-CIO are doing hard work, sometimes without the necessary
training
and support, and sometimes in unsafe, overcrowded conditions. On a recent visit to Washington state’s Corrections … in that program are far more likely to be working three years after release than ex-offenders who do not receive similar
training
. We talked with a 56-year-old woman who’s been in and out of prison most of her life because of drug addiction. But …
June 6, 2016
Legislative Alert
Letter to House Education and the Workforce Committee Urging Them to Oppose Efforts to Block a Rule Requiring Companies to Publicly Disclose Their Anti-Union Activity
Workers who join together to have a voice on the job deserve to know whether their employer is hiring a third party to defeat their organizing drive.
June 23, 2016
Blog
Medical Experts, Union Veterans Council Say, 'Don’t Shut Down Veterans Hospitals'
A wide range of experts, including veterans service organizations, leading academics and medical experts came together in Washington, D.C.., to oppose cuts to the VA and to explore the future...
June 13, 2016
Speech
Trumka to Florida AFL-CIO: Working People Must Write the Economic Rules
… our political power. With it, we’ll win new investments in infrastructure, education, technology, medical research, job
training
, you name it. And we’ll build a level playing field for every worker who wants a voice on the job. We’re building a …
June 9, 2016
Blog
'20 People Control More Wealth Than Half the Population': Trumka Addresses the Democratic Platform Committee
… be a multitrillion-dollar commitment. We must also invest in skills and education—from kindergarten through vocational
training
and college—because we want every person in America to realize his or her full potential. Our trade policies must …
June 15, 2016
Speech
Trumka: Collective Bargaining Boosts Worker Productivity
… capital. Why does Germany have higher manufacturing wages and a trade surplus? It’s the combination of lifelong worker
training
, with employers, unions and government working together, and the protection of workers’ voices so that unions can …
June 24, 2016
Speech
Trumka: Unions Front and Center in Big Sky Country
AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka delivers the keynote speech at the Montana State AFL-CIO Constitutional Convention.
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