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Secretary-Treasurer Fred Redmond's Speech at the Philadelphia Labor Council Leadership Conference

… Good morning, everyone. Thank you Brother Danny [Bauder] for that kind introduction, and I’d like to thank you and Jim [Gardler] and Ken [Washington] and the entire team for your commitment to the labor movement and … This surge of interest in unions—our momentum—didn’t just happen overnight. It’s the result of years of your hard work and dedicated effort. It’s because you stood together, you fought together and you won together. And how do we keep … our democracy. Progress in the fight for racial and economic justice. That’s at stake. And all of the momentum we have right now as a movement could disappear overnight. The 2024 election is the key to keep our momentum going. It’s key because …
Legislative Alert

Letter to Senators Urging the Swift Confirmation of EEOC Nominees

… Dear Senator: I am writing on behalf of the AFL-CIO to urge swift confirmation of David Patrick Lopez as General Counsel and Charlotte Burrows as Commissioner of the Equal … Opportunity Commission (EEOC). Confirmation of these two extraordinarily well-qualified nominees will allow the EEOC to continue to ensure equal opportunity for all workers in the United States. Charlotte Burrows has had a stellar professional career and …
Legislative Alert

Statement for the Record - Immigration Courts

… that represent 12.5 million working people, including immigrants and those who adjudicate their cases in court. We strive to ensure that every person who works in this country receives decent pay, good benefits, safe working conditions, fair treatment, and full due process. Immigration judges work within the Executive Office of Immigration Review (EOIR) at the Department of Justice (DOJ) and are represented by the … As individuals, immigration judges are limited from speaking out publicly, lobbying Congress, or providing feedback to DOJ on the performance of the Immigration Court. However, through their union, immigration judges speak independently of …
Blog

New President for the New Mexico Federation of Labor

… SMART. … New Mexico Federation of Labor Secretary-Treasurer Ashley Long (IAM) said New Mexico labor leaders were excited to support Alvarado in his new role: “The energy behind our Executive Board’s decision to appoint Vince as our new president … and positive. There is a strong sense of unity that is growing and expanding across the New Mexico labor movement right now, and Vince is the exact leader we need. Together, we will keep up the momentum to grow a stronger movement for New … a team, New Mexico labor leaders, including Alvarado, mobilized working people and their communities to defeat "right to work" legislation in the state Legislature for the past four sessions. They continue to fight a right-wing funded push across …
Blog

Black History Month Labor Leader Profiles

… the women and men who fought for their rights and the rights of other Americans and who deserve our thanks. Click the link to read more about each of these heroes. … (Note that the profiles were written in various years, so some details, such as a … of Chicago with more than 10 years of experience in racial justice, feminist and youth leadership development movement work." Fannie Lou Hamer : "Hamer immediately went to work as a field organizer for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating … of color in Mississippi were registered to vote and faced intimidation and violence when they tried to exercise their right to vote. Empowered by the Civil Rights Act, Horhn was able to dispel fear and help register more and more people to …
Convention Resolution

Resolution 64: Justice for Santiago Rafael Cruz

… body was tied and left in the union office; and  WHEREAS, FLOC represents Mexican migrant workers who travel from Mexico to North Carolina to work under a U.S. unionized guestworker program. This is the largest guestworker program in the united States. Santiago …
Legislative Alert

Letter Opposing Divisive Immigration Legislation

… Dear Representative, I am writing on behalf of the AFL-CIO to urge you to oppose H.R. 2, the Secure the Border Act of 2023. This bill advances a divisive agenda that would increase risks to the … rights. It would also cause significant harm to the workforce by limiting the ability of asylum seekers to obtain work authorization and stripping rules that were designed to lift standards and wages for agricultural workers in the H-2A …
Executive Council Statement

In Support of Volkswagen Workers

… Today, America’s workers need a lot of courage to stand up for a better future in their workplaces. The AFL-CIO salutes the women and men of Volkswagen’s Chattanooga plant … fair and democratic, conducted under conditions that permit the free and untrammeled choice by workers to exercise their right to vote. Volkswagen, in contrast to many employers in the United States, respected the right of employees to make their own choice about union representation.  Volkswagen acknowledged that worker input on …
Blog

What to do after Roe v. Wade?

… January 22 should have been the 50th anniversary of  Roe v. Wade . Instead, we’re fighting to keep the government out of our personal health care decisions. … If we can’t make choices about our own bodies and … now depend on where we live.   We created a map comparing states that have abortion bans and anti-worker laws like “right to work.” States that don’t protect abortion? They don’t protect workers’ rights either.  This is not a coincidence.  Take a …
Blog

Black History Month Labor Profiles: A. Philip Randolph

… 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 … labor union, and served as the organization's first president. For the next 10 years, Randolph led an arduous campaign to organize the Pullman porters, which resulted in the certification of the BSCP as the exclusive collective bargaining agent … porters in 1935.  Randolph called it the "first victory of Negro workers over a great industrial corporation." Click here to learn more  about the battle to organize the sleeping car porters. In the 1940s, Randolph was instrumental in leading the …