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Convention Resolution

Resolution 1: Building Worker Power to increase the Pace and Scale of Organizing

… Workers in the United States are in crisis. For decades, employers have used illegal and legal tactics to stymie organizing efforts, resulting in stagnant wages, rising inequality, race and gender-based discrimination, a … faced renewed attacks on the freedom to engage in collective bargaining through the Supreme Court’s Janus decision and “right to work” legislation. Public sector union members countered these attacks by re-engaging with members and nonmembers in massive …
Press Release

AFL-CIO Outraged By Harassment of Mexican Trade Unionist

… Prieto Terrazas by the state governments of Tamaulipas and Chihuahua. Prieto was jailed in Tamaulipas in June, and ordered to attend court hearings in Chihuahua, where it is possible that she will again be detained and incarcerated. The ongoing … harassment, threats of bodily harm and imprisonment because of her fight for the rights of the workers,” Trumka said. “If right-wing state governors are allowed to criminalize the defense of workers’ rights, that nullifies the worker protections … intimidation and threats.  Her fight for the rights of the workers at Tridonex is our fight as well, and we will work with our friends in Congress and the administration to protect them,” concluded President Trumka. Contact: Carolyn Bobb, …
Blog

Pride Month Profiles: Bess Watts

… For Pride Month, the AFL-CIO is spotlighting various LGBTQ Americans who have worked and continue to work at the intersection of civil and labor rights. Today's Pride Month profile is Bess Watts. … Throughout her many years of service to the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA), an affiliate of AFSCME, Bess Watts earned a reputation as a fighter and a …
Blog

Black History Month Profiles: Lottie Rollin

… who have worked at the intersection of civil and labor rights, with a particular focus on voting rights. Without access to the ballot box and an assurance that everyone's vote counts, civil and labor rights are among the first to be taken away … present that our claim is made honestly and seriously. We ask suffrage not as a favor, not as a privilege, but as a right based on the ground that we are human beings, and as such, entitled to all human rights...until woman has had right of representation this will last, and other rights will be held by an insecure tenure. Read more about the Rollin …
Legislative Alert

Letter to Senators Opposing Nomination of Naomi Rao to U.S. Court of Appeals D.C. Circuit

… Dear Senator: I am writing on behalf of the AFL-CIO to urge you to oppose the nomination of Naomi Rao to the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. Her nomination should be rejected in favor of a more moderate, …
Executive Council Statement

Raising Wages – It's Time for Action

… Last week workers at Walmart—our nation’s largest private sector employer—used collective action to win a raise for more than 500,000 of their co-workers.  The fact that workers forced Walmart to raise wages shows that … and our plan of action. Raising wages is about fighting inequality by raising all workers’ wages, and it’s about workers’ right to organize and bargain with our employers to raise our wages without fear of reprisal or dismissal. But Raising Wages … is really about much more than that if we are to build an economy centered on improving the lives of the people who do the work. Creating a raising wages society requires a comprehensive program of action, each part of which is grounded in our …
Executive Council Statement

Census 2010

… The U.S. Census Bureau is required by the Constitution to conduct a count of the population every 10 years. The Census provides a historic opportunity to secure full and accurate data about the population in the United States and is vital for our nation’s workers and their … the confidentiality of the information gathered. We urge all unions, state federations and central labor councils to work with local Census Bureau staff in their communities to ensure a full and accurate count for Census 2010. …
Blog

That Which Is Justly Ours

… D. Roosevelt 83 years ago yesterday, the National Labor Relations Act marked a critical step forward for working people’s right to join together in unions and bargain collectively. As Roosevelt said at the time, “By preventing practices which tend to … workers’ rights. Combating misclassification of workers as supervisors and independent contractors. Strengthening our right to strike for the wages, benefits and working conditions we deserve. Creating a mandatory mediation and arbitration …
Blog

Black History Month Profiles: Stacey Abrams

… who have worked at the intersection of civil and labor rights, with a particular focus on voting rights. Without access to the ballot box and an assurance that everyone's vote counts, civil and labor rights are among the first to be taken away … election didn't seem fair. Abrams looked at what she could do to still have an impact on the state and the country.  "What work could I do to enhance or protect our democracy," she said. "Because voting rights is the pinnacle of power in our … as well. She goes around the country speaking on the importance of voting rights and explaining the assault our right to vote is under. Pundits and prognosticators have been focused on whether or not she'll run for president or serve as …
Press Release

AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on United States v Texas Supreme Court Ruling

… humane and rational enforcement of our nation's immigration laws. While we are deeply disappointed by the Court's failure to reach a decision, we will redouble our organizing efforts to defeat the obstructionist, anti-immigrant forces behind this lawsuit and ensure that all working people can assert their … decision will further motivate a resilient community that is a vibrant and vital part of our labor movement. We continue to urge the Administration to use its discretion to protect those courageous immigrant workers who are exercising their …