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Executive Council Statement

What Is Wrong With U.S. Trade Policy?

… Nobody needs to tell America’s workers that the economy is sliding into a second recession in seven years, since they never really … and flexibility of mobile capital combined to send a powerful signal to businesses that moving jobs offshore was the right response to tightening global competition. Wall Street encouraged this mind-set by balking at financing any expansion … rights and environmental standards into some trade agreements, much remains to be done. Now we have to do the hard work not only of enforcing those provisions but also expanding upon them. We also need to ensure that strong workers’ rights …
Legislative Alert

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

… Building Washington, DC 20002 Dear Chairman Graham and Ranking Member Feinstein: 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, …
Blog

Pride Month Profiles: Donna Cartwright

… 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 Donna Cartwright. … Donna Cartwright is a retired member of The NewsGuild-CWA (TNG-CWA). Donna was a copy editor at The New York Times and is believed to be the first Times staffer to publicly disclose her status as a transgender person. She has been a powerful advocate for …
Legislative Alert

Statement for the Record - Border and Workforce

… of 60 affiliated unions representing more than 12.5 million workers across all sectors of our economy. Our members work in every state in the country and they come from every region of the world. We represent working people with all types … non-immigrant visa beneficiaries, legal permanent residents, refugees, asylum seekers and citizens. Together, we strive to ensure that everyone who works in this country receives fair pay, good benefits, safe working conditions, and dignity and … be thoughtfully developed to avoid compounding the harm to victims of workplace abuse. We urge Congress to: Protect the right to organize. Congress must pass the Pro Act (118th: S.567, H.R.20) to strengthen the rights of all workers to form or …
Blog

Supreme Court Rejects Anti-Worker Attack in Friedrichs Ruling

… The Supreme Court today rejected an attempt by wealthy special interests to restrict the voices of America’s teachers, firefighters, police officers, nurses and others who provide vital services for … in Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association, upholding a lower court ruling in favor of working people and their right to join together to build a better future for their families. AFSCME President Lee Saunders said the ruling will … from pre-K through college; affordable, accessible health care; public services that support strong neighborhoods; and the right to organize and bargain for a fair wage and a voice on the job. AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka said: Today, working …
Executive Council Statement

On the Passing of Richard L. Trumka

… mourns the passing of Richard L. Trumka, the longtime legendary president of the AFL-CIO. Trumka dedicated his entire life to making sure every institution he touched—the Mine Workers (UMWA), the AFL-CIO, the U.S. government and the world … in the coal country of southwestern Pennsylvania. He grew up in Nemacolin and followed his father and grandfather to work in the area’s coal mines while he completed his studies at the Pennsylvania State University. After getting a law degree … with South African miners protesting apartheid to, most recently, his fight for imprisoned Uyghurs in China. For the right of working people in the United Kingdom to have a voice in trade negotiations to his support for imprisoned trade …
Blog

Black History Month Labor Profiles: Bayard Rustin

… During Black History Month, we will be profiling past and present leaders in the intersecting movements to protect and expand the rights of African Americans and working families. We'll highlight both important leaders of the … as the first executive director of the AFL-CIO's  A. Philip Randolph Institute , he worked closely with the labor movement to ensure African American workers' rightful place in the House of Labor. One of Rustin's most notable moments came when he was tapped to organize the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, an event for which he was posthumously awarded the …
Speech

Trumka to AFL-CIO 2017 Convention on Politics: Our support must be based on issues

… Good morning brothers and sisters.  I want to thank all of you that participated in yesterday's activities.  In one afternoon, we demonstrated the scope and power of the labor movement. Yesterday's right to work canvass and phone bank is a reminder of what we like to call "common sense economics." It's the simple idea that the …
Executive Council Statement

The Time Is Now for Immigration Reform

… opportunity, voice and justice.  The framework is based on the simple idea that working people are strongest when we work together and the labor movement is strongest when we are open to all workers, regardless of where they come from. It advocates for keeping families together, creating a road map to citizenship and halting the race to the bottom in wages and worker standards by employers who are taking advantage of our …
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Wage Theft

… The phrase "wage theft" generally refers to employees being denied full compensation for their work under the law. Often, low-wage and immigrant workers are victims of wage theft and are denied meal breaks, overtime pay … number of U.S. workers are being denied core wage and workplace protections that many Americans take for granted—the right to be paid at least the minimum wage, the right to be paid for overtime hours, the right to take meal breaks, access to …